Sukta 19
Rishi: To be resolved via Anukramaṇī for AVŚ 6.19 (not provided in excerpt).
Devata: Pavamāna (Soma as purifier; generalized purificatory principle).
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh tendency (requires metrical verification).
AVŚ 6.19 es un himno breve de purificación que invoca a Pavamāna — el principio somaico «autopurificante»— y a purificadores afines (dioses, figuras ancestrales de Manu y todos los seres) para limpiar al recitador en todos los niveles. Esta purificación no es meramente ritual: busca restaurar la capacidad auspiciosa — recta determinación (kratu), competencia/aptitud (dakṣa), vitalidad (jīva), seguridad/incolumidad (ariṣṭatā) y, por último, una percepción clarificada (cakṣus) mediante el impulso consagrador de Savitar.
Mantras
Mantra 1
पावमानम्। पु॒नन्तु॑ मा देवज॒नाः पु॒नन्तु॒ मन॑वो धि॒या। पु॒नन्तु॒ विश्वा॑ भू॒तानि॒ पव॑मानः पुनातु मा
¡Oh Pavamāna! Que me limpien los nacidos de los dioses; que los Manus me limpien con su pensamiento sagrado; que todos los seres me limpien: que el propio Pavamāna me haga puro.
Mantra 2
पव॑मानः पुनातु मा॒ क्रत्वे॒ दक्षा॑य जी॒वसे॑ । अथो॑ अरि॒ष्टता॑तये
Que Pavamāna me purifique: para el propósito resuelto, para la destreza eficaz, para la continuidad de la vida, y además para una seguridad sin daño.
Mantra 3
उ॒भाभ्यां॑ देव सवितः प॒वित्रे॑ण स॒वेन॑ च । अ॒स्मान् पु॑नीहि॒ चक्ष॑से
Con ambos — con tu purificador (pavitra) y con tu impulso vivificante—, oh dios Savitar, límpianos para la visión clara.
Frequently Asked Questions
In strict Vedic imagery Pavamāna is Soma ‘as it is being purified/strained.’ In Atharvanic domestic use, the same purifying principle is commonly applied through clean water (often symbolically ‘strained’), serving as a practical stand-in for the purifying flow.
It asks that purity mature into capability and well-being: firm resolve (kratu), effective skill (dakṣa), continuance of life (jīva), freedom from harm (ariṣṭatā), and finally clear sight/insight (cakṣus).
Recite the three verses with a vessel of clean water prepared as a purifier (optionally filtered through a cloth/kuśa). After recitation, sprinkle a little water on the head/heart (and symbolically near the eyes if seeking clarity), dedicating the act to śuddhi and protection.
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