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)
اٹھروید ۶.۷۵ ایک مختصر سپتن کشین منتر ہے جو دشمن حریف کو گھر سے نکال دیتا ہے اور اس کی واپسی کو ناممکن بنا دیتا ہے۔ اندر کو دشمنوں کو شکست دینے والے کے طور پر پکارا گیا ہے، جو دشمن کو گھر کی حد سے باہر دور دراز علاقوں میں، معاشرے سے ماورا اور روشن کائناتی کرہوں سے بھی پرے دھکیل دیتا ہے۔
Kind of charm
Mantras
Mantra 1
सपत्नक्षयणम्। निर॒मुं नु॑द॒ ओक॑सः स॒पत्नो॒ यः पृ॑त॒न्यति॑ । नै॒र्बा॒ध्येऽन ह॒विषेन्द्र॑ एनं॒ परा॑शरीत्
اس حریف کو گھر سے نکال باہر کر جو لڑائی کرتا ہے؛ نیربادھیہ میں، ہویہ کے ساتھ، اندر اسے مکمل طور پر مار کر دور کر دے۔
Mantra 2
प॒र॒मां तं प॑रा॒वत॒मिन्द्रो॑ नुदतु वृत्र॒हा। यतो॒ न पुन॒राय॑ति शश्व॒तीभ्यः॒ समा॑भ्यः
سب سے دور کی سرزمین تک اندر، وتر ہنٹا، اسے بھیج دے - جہاں سے وہ ہمیشہ کے سالوں تک پھر واپس نہ آئے۔
Mantra 3
एतु॑ ति॒स्रः प॑रा॒वत॒ एतु॒ पञ्च॒ जनाँ॒ अति॑ । एतु॑ ति॒स्रोऽति॑ रोच॒ना यतो॒ न पुन॒राय॑ति । शश्व॒तीभ्यः॒ समा॑भ्यो॒ यावत् सूर्यो॒ अस॑द् दि॒वि
وہ تین دور علاقوں میں جائے؛ وہ پانچ قوموں سے آگے نکل جائے؛ وہ تین روشن دائروں سے آگے جائے - جہاں سے وہ ہمیشہ کے سالوں تک پھر واپس نہ آئے، جب تک آسمان میں سورج رہے گا۔
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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