Sukta 136
Rishi: Atharvanic (unspecified in input)
Devata: Oṣadhi (the Herb) and Pṛthivī (Earth-goddess)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Mantras
Mantra 1
केशदृंहणम्। दे॒वी दे॒व्यामधि॑ जा॒ता पृ॑थि॒व्याम॑स्योषधे । तां त्वा॑ नितत्नि॒ केशे॑भ्यो॒ दृंह॑णाय खनामसि
Goddess, born upon the Goddess, in Earth—O Herb, thou art: thee, O far-spreading one, we dig up for the strengthening of the hair.
Mantra 2
दृंह॑ प्र॒त्नान् ज॒नयाजा॑तान् जा॒तानु॒ वर्षी॑यसस्कृधि
Make firm the old; beget the yet-unborn; and those already born make, in due course, more lasting and more abundant.
Mantra 3
यस्ते॒ केशो॑ऽव॒पद्य॑ते॒ समू॑लो॒ यश्च॑ वृ॒श्चते॑ । इ॒दं तं वि॒श्वभे॑षज्या॒भि षि॑ञ्चामि वी॒रुधा॑
What hair of thine falls away, torn out with the root, and what is shorn off—this very mischief I besprinkle with the all-healing remedy, with the potent plant.
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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