Sukta 112
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)
Devata: Dyāvāpṛthivī and Āpaḥ (Waters) as purifiers
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (needs metrical verification against full pada counts)
Este breve himno de pāpanāśana invoca a Dyāvāpṛthivī (Cielo‑y‑Tierra) junto con las Siete Aguas como purificadores radiantes capaces de aflojar las constricciones del aṃhas (pecado/estrechez). Pide de modo específico la liberación del pecado de juramento, de la culpa punitiva de Varuṇa, del lazo vinculante de Yama y de toda ofensa obrada por los dioses, enmarcando la purificación tanto como lustración (āpaḥ) cuanto como desatadura (imaginería del pāśa).
Mantras
Mantra 1
पापनाशनम्। शुम्भ॑नी॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी अन्ति॑सुम्ने॒ महि॑व्रते । आपः॑ स॒प्त सु॑स्रुवुर्दे॒वीस्ता नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः
Cielo y Tierra, los dos que resplandecen, cuya gracia benévola está cerca, cuyo mandato es poderoso: han brotado las Siete Aguas, diosas; que nos liberen del pecado y de la estrechez.
Mantra 2
मु॒ञ्चन्तु॑ मा शप॒थ्या॒३दथो॑ वरु॒ण्याऽदु॒त। अथो॑ य॒मस्य॒ पड्वी॑शा॒द् विश्व॑स्माद् देवकिल्बि॒षात्
Que me liberen del pecado del juramento y de la maldición, y de la culpa que es de Varuṇa; sí, también del lazo que ata, el de Yama, de toda ofensa obrada por los dioses.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used for expiation and purification—asking the Waters and the cosmic pair Heaven-and-Earth to release a person from sin (aṃhas), especially after oath-related faults, curses, or feared divine punishment.
Varuṇa represents moral law and the ‘bond’ of guilt that follows wrongdoing, while Yama represents binding consequences associated with death and restraint. The hymn asks to be loosened from these bonds through purification and divine pardon.
Recite 7.112.1 over clean water and sip or sprinkle it, then recite 7.112.2 while symbolically untying a small knot (or opening the hands), intending release from oath-sin and every divine offence.
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