Sukta 75
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn classified by function: sapátna-kṣayaṇa)
Devata: Indra (as expeller/smasher of foes)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (typical for concise expulsive charms)
அதர்வவேதம் 6.75 என்பது சுருக்கமான ‘சபத்ன-க்ஷயண’ (பகைவர்/போட்டியாளர்-நீக்கம்) மந்திரமாகும்; இது பகைமையுள்ள போட்டியாளரை தன் இல்லத்திலிருந்து விரட்டியடித்து, அவன் மீண்டும் திரும்பாதபடி தடையிட்டு முத்திரைபோல் உறுதிப்படுத்துகிறது. இதில் இந்திரன் தீர்மானமான பகைவர்-நசிப்பவனாக அழைக்கப்படுகிறார்—அவன் பகைவனை இல்ல எல்லை (ஒகஸ்) கடந்துத் துரத்தி, மிகத் தொலைவான பகுதிகளுக்குள், சமூகத்திற்குப் புறம்பாகவும், மேலும் ஒளிரும் பிரபஞ்ச மண்டலங்களுக்கும் அப்பாற்பட்ட இடங்களுக்கும் அனுப்புகிறான்.
Kind of charm
Mantras
Mantra 1
सपत्नक्षयणम्। निर॒मुं नु॑द॒ ओक॑सः स॒पत्नो॒ यः पृ॑त॒न्यति॑ । नै॒र्बा॒ध्येऽन ह॒विषेन्द्र॑ एनं॒ परा॑शरीत्
போர் செய்யும் அந்தப் பகைவனை இந்த இல்லத்திலிருந்து வெளியே துரத்துங்கள். நைர்பாத்ய (கர்மத்தில்) ஹவிஸுடன் இந்திரன் அவனை முற்றிலும் அப்புறப்படுத்தி அழிக்கட்டும்.
Mantra 2
प॒र॒मां तं प॑रा॒वत॒मिन्द्रो॑ नुदतु वृत्र॒हा। यतो॒ न पुन॒राय॑ति शश्व॒तीभ्यः॒ समा॑भ्यः
விருத்ரஹன் இந்திரன் அவனை மிகத் தொலைவான பராவத் நாட்டிற்கு தள்ளட்டும்—அங்கிருந்து அவன் மீண்டும் ஒருபோதும் திரும்பி வராதபடி, என்றென்றும் ஆண்டுகள் முழுவதும்.
Mantra 3
एतु॑ ति॒स्रः प॑रा॒वत॒ एतु॒ पञ्च॒ जनाँ॒ अति॑ । एतु॑ ति॒स्रोऽति॑ रोच॒ना यतो॒ न पुन॒राय॑ति । शश्व॒तीभ्यः॒ समा॑भ्यो॒ यावत् सूर्यो॒ अस॑द् दि॒वि
அவன் மூன்று தொலைப் பகுதிகளுக்குச் செல்லட்டும்; ஐந்து ஜனங்களைத் தாண்டிச் செல்லட்டும்; மூன்று ரோசன (ஒளிமிகு) உலகங்களையும் கடந்துச் செல்லட்டும்—அங்கிருந்து அவன் மீண்டும் ஒருபோதும் திரும்பி வராதபடி, என்றென்றும் ஆண்டுகள் முழுவதும், சூரியன் விண்ணில் இருக்கும் வரையில்.
Inside Sukta 75
How it unfolds
- How it opens
A direct command to expel the rival from the dwelling (okas), immediately situating the rite at the household boundary.
- What it asks
Indra is asked to drive the enemy to the farthest away-land (parāvat) so that he cannot return.
- Where its power lies
The hymn intensifies banishment by enumerating total spaces—three far regions, beyond the five peoples, beyond the three luminous realms—asserting comprehensive exclusion.
- How it closes
Non-return is sealed for ‘everlasting years’ and extended ‘so long as the Sun is in heaven,’ tying the charm’s permanence to cosmic order.
Famous verses
nira̱muṃ nu̍da̱ oka̍saḥ
yato na punar āyati
yāvat sūryo asad divi
Kind of hymn
Abhicārika (Rival-expulsion) / Apotropaic (House-protection)
What it is for
Immediate removal of a hostile rival from the dwelling and long-term prevention of his return by pushing him beyond human and cosmic boundaries.
Who it is for
Householders, village/lineage heads, and Atharvanic practitioners seeking protection from a rival, aggressor, litigant, or hostile intruder threatening domestic peace.
Also used as
- Apotropaic (house-protection)
- Sapátna-kṣayaṇa (rival-destruction/expulsion)
- Protective boundary-rite (domestic/settlement)
The deity
Indra here functions as the coercive royal power who clears space for the sacrificer—protector of the settlement and breaker of hostile resistance. His epithet Vṛtrahā frames the rival as an obstructive force to be driven out of the social and ritual world.
Powers of the deity
- Drives out enemies from protected space (okas)
- Smites and disables hostile rivals through divine coercion
- Banishes to distant regions (parāvat) and prevents return
- Stabilizes social order by removing internal threats
- Seals outcomes with cosmic continuity (sun-in-heaven clause)
Why the deity is called
To authorize and execute the rival’s expulsion from the home/settlement and to guarantee irreversible banishment by Indra’s warrior authority.
The seer
- Atharvanic tradition (anonymous Atharvan seer)Atharvan. Apotropaic and abhicārika formulations—especially sapátna-kṣayaṇa (rival-expulsion), boundary-protection of the house, and coercive banishment through deity-backed command.
Other hymns of this seer
- AV 6.74
- AV 6.76
- AV 3.1 (sapátna-kṣayaṇa complex, tradition-level attribution)
- AV 7.60 (rival/foe-expulsion type, tradition-level attribution)
Preparing for the rite
- Define the ritual boundary of the house (threshold/doorway as the ‘edge’ of okas).
- Prepare a simple havis offering (commonly ghee or food oblation) and a clean fire/offerings place if available.
- Mentally identify the ‘sapátna’ (rival) as the target of expulsion; maintain protective intent rather than indiscriminate harm.
The rite
- Recite 6.75.1 while directing the expulsion ‘out of the dwelling’ (gesture outward from the doorway/threshold).
- Offer havis invoking Indra in the Nairbādhya context (a coercive, expelling frame) to ‘smite away’ the rival.
- Recite 6.75.2–3 as a banishment sequence: send the rival to the farthest parāvat, beyond the five peoples, beyond the three rocanā; conclude with the solar-duration seal.
- Optionally repeat the final non-return clause as a refrain to ‘lock’ the result.
What it needs
- Havis (ghee/food offering)
- Domestic threshold/doorway as boundary marker
- Fire or offering vessel (as available)
When
Performed when rivalry becomes active (quarrel, threat, intrusion), or at protective times such as dusk/dawn; also suitable before re-entering/occupying a house after conflict.
The main substance
Havis (ghee/food oblation)
How it is prepared
Prepare a small, clean oblation (commonly ghee) for offering with the recitation; the ‘substance’ emphasis is the boundary (threshold/okas) and the directional sending-out gesture rather than herbal materia.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to drive a hostile rival out of one’s dwelling or settlement and to prevent that person from returning, by invoking Indra’s coercive power.
No. The text centers on command-formulae and boundary logic (the house/threshold), with a simple havis offering (often ghee or food) as the supporting ritual act.
These are totalizing boundaries: the ‘five peoples’ represent the full human social world, and the ‘three rocanā’ extend the banishment beyond luminous cosmic domains—so the rival is excluded from every sphere of return.
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