Sukta 25
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (pragmatic equine charm corpus)
Devata: Aśva (the horse as empowered subject); success-force (implicit)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (with prose-like opening label ‘aśvaḥ’)
एष एकमन्त्रः अथर्ववेद्यः अश्वं जयशीलाय अनवरतपराक्रमाय चाभिमन्त्रयति—मनसा युक्तः स “अग्रं स्थानम्” अभिगच्छतु। स तटं नदीतीरं वा लङ्घयित्वा विघ्नान् अतिवर्तताम्, सारथेराह्वानं क्षिप्रमनुसरत्विति; एवं गमनमेव सिद्धिबलस्य वाहनं भवति।
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to empower a horse for tireless performance, quick response, and winning movement—especially right when the horse is being yoked or harnessed.
No. The verse itself implies the key ‘substance’ is the horse and its yoke/harness; the main technique is focused recitation while yoking.
It can be literal—helping the horse surge over embankments, river-banks, or raised ground—and also symbolic of overcoming obstacles on a journey or in competition.
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