Sukta 25
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras attribution for Takman hymns; exact r̥ṣi assignment depends on Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Takman (fever) addressed and coerced; also an invoked ‘harita’-linked divine power by epithet.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic cadence; pāda segmentation as transmitted).
Yeh mantra bukhar ko bhagane ke liye hai. Isme Takman naam ka bukhar ek zinda bimari ki tarah dikhaya gaya hai. Rishi janate hain ki ye bukhar kahan se aata hai aur uska asli naam kya hai. Ye bukhar jalan deta hai, baar baar aata hai, aur insaan ko kamzor kar deta hai. Mantra kehta hai ki bukhar ab patient ko chhod de. Charo taraf se nikal ja. Rishi Varun ji ka naam le ke bukhar ko darta hai. Gyan aur naam ke power se bukhar bhag jata hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
ज्वर-नाशनम्। यद॒ग्निरापो॒ अद॑हत् प्र॒विश्य॒ यत्राकृ॑ण्वन् धर्म॒धृतो॒ नमां॑सि । तत्र॑ त आहुः पर॒मं ज॒नित्रं॒ स नः॑ संवि॒द्वान् परि॑ वृङ्ग्धि तक्मन्
Jab agni ne paani mein ghus kar aag lagayi, wahan dharam rakhne wale logon ne puja ki. Log kehte hain wahan tera asli ghar hai. Bukhar, tu jaan le aur humse door ho ja, humein chhod de.
Mantra 2
यद्य॒र्चि॑र्यदि॒ वासि॑ शो॒चिः श॑कल्ये॒षि यदि॑ वा ते ज॒नित्र॑म्। ह्रूडु॒र्नामा॑सि हरितस्य देव॒ स नः॑ संवि॒द्वान् परि॑ वृङ्ग्धि तक्मन्
Agar tu aag hai, ya bahut garam hai, ya thoda-thoda aata hai. Chahe tera janam kahan bhi ho, tera naam Hrudu hai. Tu harite devta ka ho. Ab jaan ke humse door ho ja, bukhar wapas le ja.
Mantra 3
यदि॑ शो॒को यदि॑ वाभिशो॒को यदि॑ वा॒ राज्ञो॒ वरु॑ण॒स्यासि॑ पु॒त्रः । ह्रू॒डु॒र्नामा॑सि हरितस्य देव॒ स नः॑ संवि॒द्वान् परि॑ वृङ्ग्धि तक्मन्
Agar tu dukh hai, ya bahut bada dukh hai, ya tu Raja Varun ka beta hai. Tera naam Hrudu hai, tu harite devta ka hai. Bukhar, tu jaan le aur humse door ho ja, humein chhod de.
Mantra 4
नमः॑ शी॒ताय॑ त॒क्मने॒ नमो॑ रू॒राय॑ शो॒चिषे॑ कृणोमि । यो अ॑न्ये॒द्युरु॑भय॒द्युर॒भ्येति॒ तृती॑यकाय॒ नमो॑ अस्तु त॒क्मने॑
Thandi bukhar ko namaskar hai, garam bukhar ko bhi namaskar hai. Jo bukhar ek din aata hai, do din aata hai, ya teesre din aata hai, usko bhi namaskar hai. Sab tarah ki bukhar ko hum pranam karte hain.
Frequently Asked Questions
Takman is fever personified as an afflicting agent—causing burning heat, recurring fits, and weakness—treated as something that can be addressed, named, and driven away.
In Atharvanic healing, knowing and uttering the true/hidden name is a control-technique: it ‘grips’ the affliction verbally so it can be commanded to depart.
Primarily it is a mantra-based healing charm (bhaiṣajya) aimed at expulsion of fever; it can be paired with cooling measures like clean water and supportive febrifuge care, though herbs are not required by the text itself.
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