Women in the Atharva-veda Samhita
by Pranab Jyoti Kalita | 2017 | 62,142 words
This page relates ‘Charm to Deprive a Man from His Virility’ of the study on women in the Vedic society reflecting the Atharva-veda Samhita in English. These pages discusses the social aspects of women, education, customs of marriage, practices of polyandry and polygamy, descriptions of female deities and various rites and rituals. It is shown how women earned much praise in ancient Indian society. Included are Sanskrit text and references of the Atharvaveda and commentary by Sayana-Acharya.
3(i). Charm to Deprive a Man from His Virility
[Full title: 3. Rites Related to Love and Jealousy, (i): Charm to Deprive a Man from His Virility]
To make a man impotent, the hymn, tvaṃ vīrudhām…, etc. (6.138), was recited in a rite where urine and dung were put into the skin-bag and being covered up with Kakuca, a black fruit, the whole mess was crushed and dug into the ground.[1]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Ibid., 48.32