Sukta 136
Rishi: Atharvanic (unspecified in input)
Devata: Oṣadhi (the Herb) and Pṛthivī (Earth-goddess)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
《阿闼婆吠陀》6.136是一则简短的疗愈咒，先将一味未具名的草药神圣化为“生于女神大地之上”，继而将其敷用，以使头发牢固、增厚并再生。诗歌从恭敬地采取此草开始，转入对发根坚实与新发生长的直接命令，末尾以洒敷/涂抹“万治之草”的药液，防止脱发与断裂。
Mantras
Mantra 1
केशदृंहणम्। दे॒वी दे॒व्यामधि॑ जा॒ता पृ॑थि॒व्याम॑स्योषधे । तां त्वा॑ नितत्नि॒ केशे॑भ्यो॒ दृंह॑णाय खनामसि
（发之坚固咒。）女神啊，你生于女神之上，扎根于大地——噢药草！我等为使发丝坚固，掘取你这广布者，自发根而施。
Mantra 2
दृंह॑ प्र॒त्नान् ज॒नयाजा॑तान् जा॒तानु॒ वर्षी॑यसस्कृधि
使古老者坚固；使未生者得以出生；而已生者，依其时序，使之更长久、更丰盛。
Mantra 3
यस्ते॒ केशो॑ऽव॒पद्य॑ते॒ समू॑लो॒ यश्च॑ वृ॒श्चते॑ । इ॒दं तं वि॒श्वभे॑षज्या॒भि षि॑ञ्चामि वी॒रुधा॑
你那脱落的发——连根被拔出的，以及被剪去的——我以万灵之药洒灌其上，以有力的药草（vīrudhā）洒灌其上，驱除这祸患。
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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