Sukta 12
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly Atharvan/Angiras-type)
Devata: Śam/Śānti (personified well-being; pacificatory power rather than a single theonym)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-count confirmation against a metrical padapāṭha edition)
Is mantra mein rog bhagane ki baat hai. Yeh yakshma jaisi bimari ko target karta hai. Sar dard aur khasi bhi ismein shamil hai. Pahad aur podhon ki shakti ko bulaya gaya hai. Aandhi jaisi ek taakat aati hai saaf karne ke liye. Har hisse ko theek karne ka mantra hai. Chaar haath paon sab mein shanti chahiye. Poora sharir swasth ho jaye yehi dua hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
यक्ष्मनाशनम्। ज॒रा॒यु॒जः प्र॑थ॒म उ॒स्रियो॒ वृषा॒ वात॑भ्रजा स्त॒नय॑न्नेति वृ॒ष्ट्या। स नो॑ मृडाति त॒न्व ऋजु॒गो रु॒जन् य एक॒मोज॑स्त्रे॒धा वि॑चक्र॒मे
Yeh mantra bimari ko khatam karta hai. Pahle paida hua, laal rang ka bail jaisa, hawa ke saath chamakta hua, baarish ke saath aata hai. Yeh hamare sharir par kripa kare, seedha chale, bimari ko tod ke nikaal de. Iski ek shakti hai jo teen jagah kaam karti hai.
Mantra 2
अङ्गे॑ अङ्गे शो॒चिषा॑ शिश्रिया॒णं न॑म॒स्यन्त॑स्त्वा ह॒विषा॑ विधेम । अ॒ङ्कान्त्स॑म॒ङ्कान् ह॒विषा॑ विधेम॒ यो अग्र॑भी॒त् पर्वा॑स्या॒ ग्रभी॑ता
Har ek ang mein agni ki shakti basa de, hum tujhe puja ke saath samarpit karte hain. Jo bhi jod pakad ke dard de raha hai, usey hum hawa ke saath bhaga denge. Jo bimari pakad ke baithi hai, woh chhod degi.
Mantra 3
मु॒ञ्च शी॑र्ष॒क्त्या उ॒त का॒स ए॑नं॒ परु॑ष्परुरावि॒वेशा॒ यो अ॑स्य । यो अ॑भ्र॒जा वा॑त॒जा यश्च॒ शुष्मो॒ वन॒स्पती॑न्त्सचतां॒ पर्व॑तांश्च
Sar dard se chhutkara de, khansi se bhi. Jo dard ang mein ghus ke sat gaya hai usey nikaal. Hawa se aayi bimari, baadal se aayi, jo bhi badi bimari hai, ped paudhe aur pahad usey theek karein.
Mantra 4
शं मे॒ पर॑स्मै॒ गात्रा॑य॒ शम॒स्त्वव॑राय मे । शं मे॑ च॒तुर्भ्यो॒ अङ्गे॑भ्यः॒ शम॑स्तु त॒न्वे॒३मम॑
Bhagwan, upar wale ang par shanti ho, neeche wale par bhi shanti ho. Haath paon charo ang par shanti ho, poore sharir par shanti ho.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yakṣma is a wasting, draining illness category in Vedic medicine—often linked with chronic weakness and consumptive symptoms. The hymn treats it as something to be crushed and expelled, not merely endured.
Plants (vanaspati) are invoked as living medicines, and mountains symbolize the strong source-place of herbs and firm vitality. Together they represent concentrated natural healing power assisting the mantra’s expulsion of disease.
It functions as a closing seal: the reciter mentally or physically “assigns” well-being to upper parts, lower parts, the four limbs, and the whole body. This completes the rite by stabilizing health after the expulsion requests.
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