Atharvaveda Kanda 3 Anuvaka 4 in German

Various Rishis

Kanda 31 Suktas11 Mantras

Anuvaka 4

Hauptthema: Bhaiṣajya‑Austreibung von yakṣma und pāpman zur Wiederherstellung von samāyus (vollständiger Lebensspanne). Unterthemen: rituelle „Trennung“ (viyojana) der Krankheit vom Patienten; erneute Verknüpfung des Patienten mit Ganzheit, Lebenskraft und unversehrtem Leben; Reinigung von bösartiger Unreinheit (pāpman) als medizinischer Ursache; schützende Stärkung gegen Rückfall der zehrenden Krankheit. Praktischer Fokus: eingesetzt bei Anzeichen von Schwindsucht/Zehrung, chronischer Schwäche oder wiederkehrender Krankheit — mit dem Ziel, das Übel auszutreiben und die Fülle des Lebens wiederherzustellen.

Kinds of charm

Bhaishajya (healing): 1

Suktas in Anuvaka 4

Sukta 31

AV 3.31 ist ein Bhaiṣajya-Heilhymnus, der den Kranken wiederholt von yakṣma (zehrender Krankheit) und von pāpman (bösartiger Unreinheit) «absondert» und ihn zugleich mit samāyus — einer vollen, unversehrten Lebensspanne — wieder vereint. Agni wird als entscheidender Läuterer und Reintegration der Lebenskraft (prāṇa) angerufen, unterstützt von kosmischen Erneuerern (besonders Candra und Parjanya), um leibliche Ordnung, Glück und Ausdauer wiederherzustellen.

Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgirasa tradition (healing hymn) | Devata: Agni; also the functional power ‘Yakṣmanāśana’ (disease-destroyer) | 11 Mantras

Deities of Anuvaka 4

Agni
Healer
In 1 hymn
AyusĀyus (Samāyus / Full Lifespan)
Restorer
In 1 hymn
YakshmaYakṣma (personified disease)
Destroyer
In 1 hymn
PapmanPāpman (malign impurity)
Destroyer
In 1 hymn

Inside Anuvaka 4

The theme

Bhaiṣajya exorcism of yakṣma and pāpman to restore samāyus (complete lifespan)

Threads through it

Ritual ‘separation’ (viyojana) of disease from the patient
Re-linking the patient with wholeness, vitality, and unimpaired life
Purification from malign impurity (pāpman) as a medical cause
Protective reinforcement against relapse of wasting illness

Who it serves

Used when a person shows signs of wasting/consumption, chronic debility, or recurring illness—aimed at removing the affliction and securing full life and strength.

What it heals

Yakṣma (wasting disease/consumption) and chronic debilitySukta 3.31
Pāpman (malign impurity) understood as a contaminating cause of illness and misfortuneSukta 3.31
Threat to lifespan (shortening of āyus), fear of decline and relapseSukta 3.31

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the main purpose of Kanda 3, Anuvaka 4 in the Atharvaveda?

Its central aim is Bhaiṣajya healing: the repeated ritual ‘separation’ of the patient from yakṣma (wasting disease) and pāpman (malign impurity), and the restoration of samāyus—an unimpaired, complete lifespan.

Which sukta is the key text for yakṣma-removal in this anuvaka?

Sukta 3.31 is the defining hymn here, focused on driving off yakṣma and pāpman while reuniting the patient with full life (samāyus).

Is this anuvaka primarily herb-based or mantra-based healing?

It is primarily mantra-based: the therapeutic action is framed as verbal-ritual expulsion of disease and impurity and verbal restoration of lifespan and vitality.

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