Deities of Anuvaka 4
- A
- AAyusĀyus (Samāyus / Full Lifespan)
Restorer
In 1 hymn
- YYakshmaYakṣma (personified disease)
Destroyer
In 1 hymn
- PPapmanPāpman (malign impurity)
Destroyer
In 1 hymn
Anuvaka 4
મુખ્ય વિષય: યક્ષ્મા અને પાપ્મનનું ભૈષજ્ય-રૂપે મંત્ર દ્વારા નિષ્કાસન કરીને દર્દીમાં સમાયુઃ (પૂર્ણ આયુષ્ય) પુનઃસ્થાપિત કરવું. ઉપવિષયો: (1) ‘વિયોજન’—રોગને દર્દીથી વિધિપૂર્વક અલગ પાડવો, (2) દર્દીને પૂર્ણતા, પ્રાણશક્તિ અને અખંડ જીવન સાથે ફરી જોડવું, (3) વૈદ્યકીય કારણ તરીકે સમજાતી દુષ્ટ અશુદ્ધિ (પાપ્મન)માંથી શુદ્ધિકરણ, (4) ક્ષય/વેઇસ્ટિંગ રોગ ફરી ન થાય તે માટે રક્ષણને મજબૂત કરવું. વ્યવહારિક ઉપયોગ: ક્ષય/વેઇસ્ટિંગના લક્ષણો, દીર્ઘકાલીન નબળાઈ અથવા વારંવાર બીમારી દેખાય ત્યારે—આરોગ્ય, બળ અને પૂર્ણ આયુષ્ય માટે ઉપયોગ.
Kinds of charm
Bhaishajya (healing): 1
Suktas in Anuvaka 4
Deities of Anuvaka 4
Inside Anuvaka 4
The theme
Bhaiṣajya exorcism of yakṣma and pāpman to restore samāyus (complete lifespan)
Threads through it
- Ritual ‘separation’ (viyojana) of disease from the patient
- Re-linking the patient with wholeness, vitality, and unimpaired life
- Purification from malign impurity (pāpman) as a medical cause
- Protective reinforcement against relapse of wasting illness
Who it serves
Used when a person shows signs of wasting/consumption, chronic debility, or recurring illness—aimed at removing the affliction and securing full life and strength.
What it heals
- Yakṣma (wasting disease/consumption) and chronic debilitySukta 3.31
- Pāpman (malign impurity) understood as a contaminating cause of illness and misfortuneSukta 3.31
- Threat to lifespan (shortening of āyus), fear of decline and relapseSukta 3.31
Frequently Asked Questions
Its central aim is Bhaiṣajya healing: the repeated ritual ‘separation’ of the patient from yakṣma (wasting disease) and pāpman (malign impurity), and the restoration of samāyus—an unimpaired, complete lifespan.
Sukta 3.31 is the defining hymn here, focused on driving off yakṣma and pāpman while reuniting the patient with full life (samāyus).
It is primarily mantra-based: the therapeutic action is framed as verbal-ritual expulsion of disease and impurity and verbal restoration of lifespan and vitality.
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