Atharva Veda Sukta 114
Kanda 7Anuvaka 12Sukta 1142 Mantras

Sukta 114

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)

Devata: Varcas/Tejas (as transferable power); implicitly the operator’s will as agent

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (needs metrical verification)

अयं संक्षिप्तो द्विमन्त्रः सूक्तः शत्रोर्वर्चस्तेजसो हरणरूपं तीव्रमभिचारकर्म अपि च रोगस्य दुरन्वयस्य दुरनुबन्धस्य च शत्रुवाक्यस्य च अपसारणरूपं प्रतिषेधकर्म संयोजयति। अस्य क्रिया लक्ष्यस्य प्रमुखेषु स्थानेषु—स्कन्धयोः, हृदि, मुखे—स्थितं तेजो वर्चश्च वाग्भिरिव ‘उत्क्षिप्य’ हृत्वा, ततः प्राप्तलाभं दृढीकर्तुं सर्वा उपद्रवपीडाः प्रचोदयित्वा दूरं नयति; अत्राग्निः सोमश्च दुष्टशक्तीनां निघ्नौ प्रहर्तारौ इति आहूतौ।

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.114

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It means a person’s radiance—vital strength, courage, authority, and social brilliance—treated as a transferable power that can be diminished in one person and increased in another.

They function as symbolic ‘seats’ of strength and presence: shoulders for bearing/power, heart for resolve, and face for visible brilliance. Naming them makes the transfer act total and concrete.

Both. The first verse is aggressive (taking an opponent’s varcas), while the second verse is protective and cleansing, sending away disease and hostile speech and calling on Agni and Soma to strike harmful forces.

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