Sukta 32
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type healing corpus).
Devata: Āditya (Sun) as kṛmi-slayer; raśmi as his operative power.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh tendency (fragmentary in the provided text; full metrical confirmation requires the complete mantra sequence).
AV 2.32 تعويذة شفاء من نوع كْرِمي-نَاشَنَة (مُهلكة الديدان)، تُسخِّر أشعة آدِتْيَه عند الشروق والغروب كسلاحٍ مُحرقٍ مُفتِّشٍ ضد الطفيليات الداخلية، ولا سيما التي تُصيب الماشية. تجمع الأنشودة بين التطهير الشمسي وبين التقليد الأثرفاني القائل بـ«الكلام دواء»، مؤكِّدةً أن بَرَهْمَنَ المانترا يسحق ويطرد كل أصناف الكْرِمي—الداخلي، والمحيط، والكبير والصغير—فيُعيد الحيوية والخصب والإنتاج.
Mantras
Mantra 1
क्रिमिनाशनम्। उ॒द्यन्ना॑दि॒त्यः क्रिमी॑न् हन्तु नि॒म्रोच॑न् हन्तु र॒श्मिभिः॑ । ये अ॒न्तः क्रिम॑यो॒ गवि॑
قاتلُ الديدان. لِيَضْرِبْ آدِيتْيَا الصاعدُ الديدانَ؛ ولِيَضْرِبْها الآفِلُ بأشعّتِه—تلك الديدانَ التي في الداخل، في البقرة.
Mantra 2
वि॒श्वरू॑पं चतुर॒क्षं क्रिमिं॑ सा॒रङ्ग॒मर्जु॑नम्। शृ॒णाम्य॑स्य पृ॒ष्टीरपि॑ वृश्चामि॒ यच्छिरः॑
The worm, all-formed, four-eyed, the speckled, the pale,—him I shatter: his ribs I break; yea, I cut away that head of his.
Mantra 3
अ॒त्रि॒वद् वः॑ क्रिमयो हन्मि कण्व॒वज्ज॑मदग्नि॒वत्। अ॒गस्त्य॑स्य॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒ सं पि॑नष्म्य॒हं क्रिमी॑न्
مثلَ أَتْرِي أَضْرِبُكُم، يا كْرِمِيّات؛ ومثلَ كَانْفَا، ومثلَ جَمَدَغْنِي. وبِبَرَهْمَنِ أَغَسْتْيَا (تَعْوِيذِهِ المُقَدَّس) أَسْحَقُكُم سَحْقًا تامًّا؛ أنا—يا ديدان—أُطْرِحُكُم إلى الأَسْفَل.
Mantra 4
ह॒तो राजा॒ क्रिमी॑णामु॒तैषां॑ स्थ॒पति॑र्ह॒तः । ह॒तो ह॒तमा॑ता॒ क्रिमि॑र्ह॒तभ्रा॑ता ह॒तस्व॑सा
قُتِلَ ملكُ الكْرِمِيّاتِ (الديدان)، وقُتِلَ أيضًا سيِّدُ دارِهم. قُتِلَتِ الدودةُ—قُتِلَتْ أُمُّها، وقُتِلَ أخوها، وقُتِلَتْ أُختُها.
Mantra 5
ह॒तासो॑ अस्य वे॒शसो॑ ह॒तासः॒ परि॑वेशसः । अथो॒ ये क्षु॑ल्ल॒का इ॑व॒ सर्वे॒ ते क्रिम॑यो ह॒ताः
Slain are his resident lodgers; slain are the encircling lodgers; yea, even those that are, as it were, but paltry—every one of those worms is slain.
Mantra 6
प्र ते॑ शृणामि॒ शृङ्गे॒ याभ्यां॑ वितुदा॒यसि॑ । भि॒नाद्मि॑ ते कु॒षुम्भं॒ यस्ते॑ विष॒धानः॑
إلى الأمام—أُحَطِّمُ قَرْنَيْكَ اللَّذَيْنِ بِهِمَا تَطْعَنُ وَتَجْرَحُ. وأَشُقُّ لَكَ الكُشُمْبَه (kuṣumbha)، وهو وِعاءُ سُمِّكَ.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a healing charm aimed at destroying and expelling kṛmi—‘worms’ or parasite-like disease agents—especially those believed to be inside cattle.
Because the Sun’s rays are imagined as a penetrating purifier: they reveal what is hidden, burn away impurities, and act like a divine weapon that reaches inside the body.
The hymn’s main ‘medicine’ is mantra plus solar power. Simple supports like sun-exposed water for sprinkling, kuśa grass, or a protective thread may be used, but the verses themselves emphasize rays and brahman as the decisive force.
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