Sukta 45
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī confirmation needed)
Devata: Bheṣaja (remedy) / personified counter-agent to Īrṣyā
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Ce bref hymne de deux mantras est un charme de guérison sociale : īrṣyā (jalousie/envie) y est traitée comme une force brûlante et nuisible, et l’on appelle un bheṣaja (remède/contre-agent) pour la neutraliser. Le locuteur « va chercher » ce contre-agent au loin — symboliquement dans la sphère humaine partagée et même depuis le Sindhu — puis ordonne d’extirper et d’éteindre la jalousie comme une tison ardent, rétablissant pour le bénéficiaire la paix sociale et la protection.
Mantras
Mantra 1
ईर्ष्यानिवारणम्। जना॑द् विश्वज॒नीना॑त् सिन्धु॒तस्पर्याभृ॑तम्। दू॒रात् त्वा॑ मन्य॒ उद्भृ॑तमी॒र्ष्याया॒ नाम॑ भेष॒जम्
Des hommes, de ce qui est commun à tous, du Sindhu je t’ai rapporté en faisant le tour. De loin je te tiens pour extrait : un remède, de nom, contre la jalousie.
Mantra 2
अ॒ग्नेरि॑वास्य॒ दह॑तो दा॒वस्य॒ दह॑तः॒ पृथ॑क्। ए॒तामे॒तस्ये॒र्ष्यामु॒द्राग्निमि॑व शमय
Comme d’Agni brûlant, comme d’un incendie de forêt — au loin, séparée! Cette jalousie envers cet homme, arrache-la au dehors; éteins-la, comme on éteint un tison ardent.
Frequently Asked Questions
It addresses īrṣyā—jealousy or envy—treated as a harmful, heat-like force that can damage relationships and wellbeing. The hymn installs a remedy and commands the envy to be drawn out and pacified.
The fire simile explains envy as something that spreads, burns, and harms if not checked. By commanding it to be quenched like a firebrand, the mantra enacts cooling and separation of that hostile emotion from the client.
The text does not name a specific plant; it speaks of a bheṣaja (remedy) in general. In practice, the ‘remedy’ can be a simple protective token—an herb bundle or knotted thread—consecrated with recitation and a symbolic quenching action.
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