Atharva Veda Sukta 136
Kanda 6Anuvaka 14Sukta 1363 Mantras

Sukta 136

Rishi: Atharvanic (unspecified in input)

Devata: Oṣadhi (the Herb) and Pṛthivī (Earth-goddess)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

अथर्ववेदस्य ६.१३६ सूक्तं संक्षिप्तं भैषज्य-मन्त्रः। अज्ञातामोषधिं ‘देवी-पृथिव्यां जाताम्’ इति पवित्रयित्वा, तां केशेषु प्रयुञ्जते—केशान् दृढान् कर्तुं, घनान् कर्तुं, पुनरुत्पत्तिं च साधयितुम्। सूक्ते प्रथमं वनस्पतेः श्रद्धया ग्रहणम्, ततः केशेषु स्थैर्याय नवाङ्कुराय च प्रत्यक्षादेशः; अन्ते सर्वभेषजी वनस्पतिरसस्य सिञ्चनाभ्यञ्जनाभ्यां केशपात-भङ्गयोः प्रतिषेधः समाप्यते।

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Frequently Asked Questions

It is a short Atharvavedic healing charm used to strengthen hair at the roots, reduce hair-fall, and encourage new, lasting growth through an empowered herb application.

The main power is Oṣadhi (the medicinal herb) grounded in Pṛthivī (Earth-goddess). The hymn also names the plant’s curative force as viśvabheṣajya, the “all-healing remedy.”

The hymn describes digging up the plant for hair-strengthening, then applying it to the scalp/hair roots and finally sprinkling or wetting the affected area with the plant remedy while reciting the verses.

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