Atharva Veda Sukta 68
Kanda 19Anuvaka 7Sukta 681 Mantras

Sukta 68

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (late technical verse).

Devata: Avyasa and Vyacas (paired powers); secondarily Veda/Brahman as efficacious speech.

Chandas: Mixed/prose-like with anuṣṭubh cadence; often treated as a technical mantra rather than strict metrical verse.

Этот одно-манtraный технический гимн санкционирует ведическое ритуальное действие, повествуя о «возвращении» или явлении Веды из сокрытия, чтобы обряды могли совершаться с уверенностью. Призывая парные силы Авьяса и Вьячас, жрец символически рассекает скрытую «полость» (bilá) посредством действенной māyā (ритуальной эффективности), извлекает ведическую речь и тем самым гарантирует правильность и плод karman.

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Frequently Asked Questions

They are paired personified powers invoked to make hidden Vedic potency manifest—opening what is concealed and enabling Vedic speech to function effectively in the rite.

It is a ritual-symbolic image for removing concealment or obstruction—opening a hidden locus so the Veda (effective sacred speech) can be ‘brought forth’ into the ritual.

Typically right before beginning a Veda-enjoined ceremony, or when the performer wants to reaffirm legitimacy and efficacy—so the subsequent karman proceeds correctly and bears fruit.

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