Atharva Veda Sukta 52
Kanda 6Anuvaka 6Sukta 523 Mantras

Sukta 52

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi not specified in the provided excerpt)

Devata: Sūrya/Āditya

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

Dieser kurze heilende und schützende Hymnus nimmt die aufgehende Sonne (Sūrya/Āditya) als sichtbare Kraft in Anspruch, die Rakṣas zermalmt und das „Ungesehene“ (adṛṣṭa) vertreibt – okkulte Schädigungen, verborgene Krankheit und bösartige Einflüsse. Dieselbe besänftigende Macht wird dann auf den häuslichen Bereich ausgedehnt (Vieh, Raubtiere, Flussunruhe) und gipfelt in der Einführung von Kaṇvas berühmtem Heilkraut als universales Mittel, um unsichtbare Leiden beim Patienten zu stillen.

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.52

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

Adṛṣṭa means “the unseen”—hidden causes of harm such as occult illness, invisible afflictions, or malign influence not easily diagnosed by ordinary means.

Because sunlight symbolizes perfect visibility and purification: the all-seeing Āditya exposes what is hidden and is invoked to crush and drive away hostile forces and unseen disease-agents.

The herb is brought to the patient as an ‘all-medicining’ remedy: it is touched or presented during recitation to bestow vitality and to pacify unseen afflictions affecting the person.

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