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Charm to promote hair growth Atharva veda

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Here are the hymns of Atharvana Veda Book 6 pertaining to hair growth in Sanskrit, along with links to their English translations:

Book 6 Hymn 21: A charm to strengthen hair and promote its growth

imā́ yā́s tisráḥ pr̥tʰivī́s tā́sāṃ ha bʰū́mir uttamā́ |

tā́sām ádʰi tvacó aháṃ bʰeṣajáṃ sám u jagrabʰam ||

śréṣṭʰam asi bʰeṣajā́nāṃ vásiṣṭʰaṃ vī́rudʰānām |

sómo bʰága iva yā́meṣu devéṣu váruṇo yátʰā ||

révatīr ánādʰr̥ṣaḥ siṣāsávaḥ siṣāsatʰa |

utá stʰá keśadŕ̥ṁhaṇīr átʰo ha keśavárdʰanīḥ ||

Book 6 Hymn 30: A charm to promote the growth of hair

devā́ imáṃ mádʰunā sáṃyutaṃ yávaṃ sárasvatyām ádʰi maṇā́v acarkr̥ṣuḥ |

índra āsīt sī́rapatiḥ śatákratuḥ kīnā́śā āsan marútaḥ sudā́navaḥ ||

yás te mádo 'vakeśó vikeśó yénābʰihásyaṃ púruṣaṃ kr̥ṇóṣi |

ārā́t tvád anyā́ vánāni vr̥kṣi tváṃ śami śatávalśā ví roha ||

bŕ̥hatpalāśe súbʰage várṣavr̥ddʰa ŕ̥tāvari |

mātéva putrébʰyo mr̥ḍa kéśebʰyaḥ śami ||

Book 6 Hymn 136: A charm to promote the growth of hair

devī́ devyā́m ádʰi jātā́ pr̥tʰivyā́m asy oṣadʰe |

tā́ṃ tvā nitatni kéśebʰyo dŕ̥ṃhaṇāya kʰanāmasi ||

dŕ̥ṃha pratnā́n janáyā́jātān jātā́n u várṣīyasas kr̥dʰi ||

yás te kéśo 'vapádyate sámūlo yáś ca vr̥ścáte |

idáṃ táṃ viśvábʰeṣajyābʰí ṣiñcāmi vīrúdʰā ||

Book 6 Hymn 137: A charm to promote the growth of hair

yā́ṃ jamádagnir ákʰanad duhitré keśavárdʰanīm |

tā́ṃ vītáhavya ā́bʰarad ásitasya gr̥hébʰyaḥ ||

abʰī́śunā méyā āsan vyāménānuméyāḥ |

kéśā naḍā́ iva vardʰantāṃ śīrṣṇás te asitā́ḥ pári ||

dŕ̥ṃha mū́lam ā́graṃ yacʰa ví mádʰyaṃ yāmayauṣadʰe |

kéśā naḍā́ iva vardʰantām śīrṣṇás te asitā́ḥ pári ||

Note that the proper use of Vedic mantras is discussed in the Brahmanas of the Vedas, but Gopatha Brahmana of the Atharvana Veda in Sanskrit is only available in Sanskrit as far as I can tell.

And more importantly, as others have pointed out chanting these mantras on your own without someone (a Guru or priest) to instruct you in person on proper procedure is vanishingly unlikely to lead to the positive effects you're looking for, and it may well lead to negative effects. So this answer is for informational purposes only, not a guide on how to do it.


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