Atharva Veda Sukta 18
Kanda 6Anuvaka 2Sukta 183 Mantras

Sukta 18

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition

Devata: Īrṣyā (personified affliction) and Agni (as inner heat to be quenched)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (Atharvanic anuṣṭubh)

Este breve encanto terapêutico atharvavédico visa īrṣyā (ciúme/inveja) como um calor nascido da mente e alojado no coração, que irrompe em pesar e dano social. Por meio das imagens de extinguir o Agni interior, tornar a mente ciumenta inerte como a terra e os mortos, e expelir o calor de um saco de couro, o hino «esfria» ritualmente a paixão hostil e restaura a concórdia.

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.18

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It treats jealousy/envy (īrṣyā) as an inner burning that causes grief and conflict, and it aims to cool and remove that hostile passion from the heart and mind.

Agni here functions as a metaphor for the heart’s heat—burning grief and agitation. The mantra’s action is ‘nirvāpa’ (quenching), turning emotional fire into calm.

Recite the three verses in a calm setting, using cool water as a symbol of quenching while focusing on releasing resentment from the chest/heart and settling the mind into stillness (like earth).

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