Sukta 88
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the supplied excerpt; headings mention Garutmān/Takṣaka as thematic markers)
Devata: Anti-venom power (often Garuḍa/Tārkṣya); addressed adversary is the poison/serpent
Chandas: Bṛhatī (as indicated in the supplied heading)
Dieser einversige atharvavedische Zauberspruch vertreibt Schlangengift, indem er es als aktiv feindliche Macht auffasst – als „Feind“, der Gift mit Gift vermischt – und es zwingt, vom Betroffenen zurückzuweichen. Unter dem garutmān-/tārkṣya‑ (Garuḍa‑) Horizont der Schlangenabwehr wirkt das Mantra als scharfer apotropäischer Befehl: das Gift austreiben, es gegen die Schlangen‑Agency zurückwenden und den Angriff neutralisieren.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It is used as an emergency anti-venom charm: to drive out snake-poison and ritually defeat the serpent-agency causing harm.
The heading points to Garuḍa/Tārkṣya as the protective anti-serpent power, while the spoken address targets the poison/serpent force as an ‘enemy’ to be expelled.
No. It is a command-style, one-verse expulsion mantra; at most, clean water for sprinkling/sipping and a simple protective cord may be used depending on tradition.
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