Sukta 52
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi not specified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Sūrya/Āditya
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Este breve himno curativo y protector invoca al Sol naciente (Sūrya/Āditya) como una fuerza visible que aplasta a los rakṣas y disipa «lo no visto» (adṛṣṭa): daños ocultos, enfermedad escondida e influencias malignas. Luego extiende ese mismo poder apaciguador al ámbito doméstico (ganado, depredadores, turbulencia del río) y culmina presentando la célebre hierba medicinal de Kaṇva como remedio universal para aquietar las aflicciones invisibles del paciente.
Mantras
Mantra 1
भैषज्यम्। उत् सूर्यो॑ दि॒व ए॑ति पु॒रो रक्षां॑सि नि॒जूर्व॑न्। आ॒दि॒त्यः पर्वतेभ्यो वि॒श्वदृ॑ष्टो अदृष्ट॒हा
Remedio: Del cielo asciende el Sol, aplastando ante sí a los Rākṣasas; el Āditya, desde las montañas, omnividente, matador de lo invisible.
Mantra 2
नि गावो॑ गो॒ष्ठे अ॑सद॒न् नि मृ॒गासो॑ अविक्षत । न्यू॒३र्मयो॑ न॒दीनं॒ न्य॑१दृष्टा॑ अलिप्सत
En el establo se han sentado las vacas, a salvo; las fieras se han retirado. Han amainado las olas de los ríos; los invisibles se han escabullido.
Mantra 3
आ॒यु॒र्ददं॑ विप॒श्चितं॑ श्रु॒तां कण्व॑स्य वी॒रुध॑म्। आभा॑रिषं वि॒श्वभे॑षजीम॒स्यादृष्टा॒न् नि श॑मयत्
Dadora de vida, sabia, de buen renombre — la hierba de Kaṇva — la he traído aquí: la que todo lo cura. Que para este hombre apacigüe los males invisibles.
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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