Atharva Veda Sukta 41
Kanda 7Anuvaka 5Sukta 412 Mantras

Sukta 41

Rishi: Traditionally associated with Suparṇa/Śyena hymn-complexes (specific ṛṣi ascription varies)

Devata: Suparṇa/Śyena (with Indra as allied power)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)

Este breve hino de dois mantras invoca Suparṇa/Śyena — a ave divina, veloz e de olhar penetrante — como portador benfazejo que vence ermos, águas e regiões inferiores para chegar de modo auspicioso em aliança com Indra. Ele funciona como um encanto apotropaico de «condução bem-sucedida»: garante a chegada segura do poder/dádiva desejado(a) e a restituição dos bens levados, com a sanção estável dos ancestrais (Pitṛ).

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.41

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It is used for safe and successful arrival (of a person, message, help, or boon) and for restoring valuables that have been taken or gone missing, while protecting rightful possession.

Indra represents victorious force and overcoming resistance; the hymn frames the falcon’s swift transit and success as empowered by Indra’s friendship (sakhya).

It asks that one’s goods remain secure under ancestral authority—svadhā signifies the Pitṛs’ sustaining power and a juridical-sacral guarantee that what is ‘ours’ stays protected.

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