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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Sāṃmanasya (Concord) with Varuṇa, Soma, Agni, Bṛhaspati, Vasus as invoked agents
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like (prose-like refrain ‘sāṃmanasyam’ plus metrical pādas)
Mantra 1
सांमनस्यम्। एह या॑तु॒ वरु॑णः॒ सोमो॑ अ॒ग्निर्बृह॒स्पति॒र्वसु॑भि॒रेह या॑तु । अ॒स्य श्रिय॑मुप॒संया॑त॒ सर्व॑ उ॒ग्रस्य॑ चे॒त्तुः संम॑नसः सजाताः
Concord of minds. Hither let Varuṇa come, and Soma, Agni, Bṛhaspati—hither let him come with the Vasus. Unto this man’s fortune let all draw near together, of one intent, clansmen, round the mighty director.
Mantra 2
यो वः॒ शुष्मो॒ हृद॑येष्व॒न्तराकू॑ति॒र्या वो॒ मन॑सि॒ प्रवि॑ष्टा । तान्त्सी॑वयामि ह॒विषा॑ घृ॒तेन॒ मयि॑ सजाता र॒मति॑र्वो अस्तु
What ardour of yours is within your hearts, what purpose hath entered into your mind—those do I stitch together with oblation, with ghee: in me, O clansmen, let your delight and concord be.
Mantra 3
इ॒हैव स्त॒ माप॑ या॒ताध्य॒स्मत् पू॒षा प॒रस्ता॒दप॑थं वः कृणोतु । वास्तो॒ष्पति॒रनु॑ वो जोहवीतु॒ मयि॑ सजाता र॒मति॑र्वो अस्तु
Here verily stand ye; go not away from us. Let Pūṣan from beyond make for you the by-path, the path of error, far off; let Vāstoṣpati, attendant, keep calling you back. In me, O clansmen, let your delight and concord be.
It is used to create unanimity and cooperation—especially among family members, clan groups, or an assembly—so they gather around a shared leader/center and do not split into factions.
The hymn frames the offering as a real binding operation: the reciter ‘stitches together’ the group’s inner impulses and intentions through havis and ghee, turning heated impulses into shared harmony.
Pūṣan removes the ‘wrong path’ (apapatha)—error, wandering, or harmful influence—while Vāstoṣpati, lord of the dwelling, keeps calling the group back so they remain anchored to the household/center.
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