Sukta 3
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted without a single named ṛṣi for brief bhaiṣajya charms in AVŚ 1); attributed generically to Atharvan/Angiras lineages in later indices.
Devata: Parjanya (Rain), as releasing/effusive power.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic irregularities/extended cadence in the closing).
Mantras
Mantra 1
मूत्रमोचनम्। वि॒द्मा श॒रस्य॑ पि॒तरं॑ प॒र्जन्यं॑ श॒तवृ॑ष्ण्यम् । तेना॑ ते त॒न्वे॒३शं क॑रं पृथि॒व्यां ते॑ नि॒षेच॑नं ब॒हिष्टे॑ अस्तु॒ बालिति॑
Urine-release. We know Parjanya, the Father of the reed, of hundredfold virile might. With that power for thy body I make refreshment: upon the earth let thine outpouring be—outward for thee—so be it. (bal.)
Mantra 2
वि॒द्मा श॒रस्य॑ पि॒तरं॑ मि॒त्रं श॒तवृ॑ष्ण्यम् । ते॑ना ते त॒न्वे॒३ शं क॑रं पृथि॒व्यां ते॑ नि॒षेच॑नं ब॒हिष्टे॑ अस्तु॒ बालिति॑
We know the Father of Śara, Mitra, of hundredfold might. Therewith, for thy body, making welfare—upon the earth—let thine in-sprinkling be without thee: so (be it).
Mantra 3
वि॒द्मा श॒रस्य॑ पि॒तरं॒ वरु॑णं श॒तवृ॑ष्ण्यम् । तेना॑ ते त॒न्वे॒३ शं क॑रं पृथि॒व्यां ते॑ नि॒षेच॑नं ब॒हिष्टे॑ अस्तु॒ बालिति॑
We know the Father of the reed—Varuṇa of hundredfold virile might. By that (power) making welfare for thy body, upon the earth let thine outpouring be outside thee—so be it.
Mantra 4
वि॒द्मा श॒रस्य॑ पि॒तरं॑ च॒न्द्रं श॒तवृ॑ष्ण्यम् । तेना॑ ते त॒न्वे॒३ शं क॑रं पृथि॒व्यां ते॑ नि॒षेच॑नं ब॒हिष्टे॑ अस्तु॒ बालिति॑
We know the Father of Śarás, the Moon, of hundredfold virile might. Therewith for thee, for thy body, I make welfare: upon the Earth let thy sprinkling be—let it be outside of thee—(so be it), Bāliti.
Mantra 5
वि॒द्मा श॒रस्य॑ पि॒तरं॒ सूर्यं॑ श॒तवृ॑ष्ण्यम् । तेना॑ ते त॒न्वे॒३ शं क॑रं पृथि॒व्यां ते॑ नि॒षेच॑नं ब॒हिष्टे॑ अस्तु॒ बालिति॑
We know the Father of the reed, the Sun, of hundredfold might. Therewith, for thy body, making welfare: upon the earth let thine infusion be; let it be outside of thee—bāliti.
Mantra 6
यदा॒न्त्रेषु॑ गवी॒न्योर्यद्व॒स्तावधि॒ संश्रु॑तम् । ए॒वा ते॒ मूत्रं॑ मुच्यतां ब॒हिर्बालिति॑ सर्व॒कम्
When in the bowels, in the two conduits, and when in the bladder there is that which hath settled and compacted—so, for thee, let the urine be loosed: forth with it, with the cry ‘bal!’—wholly.
Mantra 7
प्र ते॑ भिनद्मि॒ मेह॑नं॒ वर्त्रं॑ वेश॒न्त्या इ॑व । ए॒वा ते॒ मूत्रं॑ मुच्यतां ब॒हिर्बालिति॑ सर्व॒कम्
Forth for thee I cleave the urinary passage, the obstructing stopper, as one makes way for a woman entering. Even so let thy urine be loosed—outward let it go, with a gush, all of it.
Mantra 8
विषि॑तं ते वस्तिबि॒लं स॑मु॒द्रस्यो॑द॒धेरि॑व । ए॒वा ते॒ मूत्रं॑ मुच्यतां ब॒हिर्बालिति॑ सर्व॒कम्
Opened be for thee the bladder’s outlet, like that of ocean and of sea. Thus let thy urine be discharged—outward, the whole obstructing mass expelled.
Mantra 9
यथे॑षु॒का प॒राप॑त॒दव॑सृ॒ष्टाधि॒ धन्व॑नः । ए॒वा ते॒ मूत्रं॑ मुच्यतां ब॒हिर्बालिति॑ सर्व॒कम्
As from the bow the little arrow, loosed, hath flown away,—even so let thy urine be loosed forth outward, wholly, with the cry ‘bāl!’
Frequently Asked Questions
It is recited to relieve difficulty or blockage in urination, treating the condition as an obstruction to be loosened and sent outward.
Parjanya embodies the power of releasing waters. The hymn uses rain as the cosmic model to compel the body’s retained fluid to pour out freely.
The text primarily works through mantra and simple rite: directing the flow outward and using water-sprinkling and earth-contact as symbols of discharge. A reed (śara) may be used as an emblem, but no specific drug is required by the verses cited.
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