Atharva Veda Sukta 64
Kanda 7Anuvaka 7Sukta 642 Mantras

Sukta 64

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (śānti/prāyaścitta hymn)

Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters) as purifiers and protectors

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; common in AV śānti verses)

AV 7.64 to krótki obrzęd prāyaścitta-śānti, który neutralizuje niepomyślność i poczucie winy (enas) wierzone, że powstają, gdy czarny ptak wróżebny zbliża się, siada lub skalaje przez kontakt. Hymn stosuje dwoisty środek oczyszczający: Wody (Āpaḥ) do zmywania durita oraz Agni Gārhapatya do spalania enas, aby praktykujący był chroniony, uwolniony i przywrócony do czystości rytualnej i społecznej.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.64

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Frequently Asked Questions

It is used when an inauspicious black bird (śakuni) approaches, alights, or is believed to have defiled a person—an event treated as an omen requiring immediate purification and expiation.

Waters cleanse and protect from ‘evil hap’ (durita) and anguish (aṃhas), while Agni Gārhapatya performs expiation by ‘releasing’ from enas—together expressing complete removal of taint.

No. The hymn’s ritual logic centers on simple, primary purifiers: clean water for sprinkling/ablution and the household fire for expiatory release; optional ghee/kuśa may be used according to custom.

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