Atharva Veda Sukta 79
Kanda 6Anuvaka 8Sukta 793 Mantras

Sukta 79

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input; commonly Atharvan/Āṅgiras-type for paustika charms)

Devata: Nabhasaspati (personified lord of cloud/rain; prosperity agent)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; standard for many AV domestic charms)

अथर्ववेदस्य ६.७९ सूक्तं नभगस्पतिं प्रति गृह्य-पौष्टिकं संक्षिप्तं मन्त्रसमूहः। नभगस्पतिः ‘मेघस्य स्वामी’ इव वर्षाजन्य-पोषणस्य दैवतः नियन्ता कल्प्यते। अस्मिन् सूक्ते गृहे ūrj (प्राण-आहार-शक्तिः) प्रतिष्ठाप्यताम्, असमातिः (अभावात् विमुक्तिः) स्यात्, तथा ‘सहस्रगुणे समृद्धौ’ स्थिरो भागः लभ्यताम् इति प्रार्थ्यते। अस्य प्रभावः गृहकल्याणं वर्षा-समृद्धेः वैश्विक-निधिना सह संयोज्य, तां पूर्णतां गृहमध्ये रक्षितां चिरस्थायिनीं च अवस्थां कृत्वा आकर्षयति।

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.79

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

Nabhasaspati is the personified ‘Lord of the Cloud,’ a power that governs rain and the abundance that comes from it—food, thriving, and household well-being.

It asks for the home to be guarded, for steady food-energy and supplies to remain in the house, and for scarcity or want to be kept away.

No. The hymn itself mentions no required substances; it can be recited as a spoken domestic charm. Some practitioners optionally keep a vessel of water or a little grain nearby as a symbol of rain and nourishment.

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