Sukta 4
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for maṇi and bheṣaja hymns; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on Anukramaṇī tradition for this sukta).
Devata: Jāṅgiḍa (as personified remedy/amulet) and the apotropaic power opposed to Viṣkandha and Attrins.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; short pādas with Atharvanic cadence—confirmable against pada-count in a metrical edition).
Is mantra mein Jangida naam ki ek special mani ya upay bataya gaya hai. Yeh mani insaan ko buri bimariyon se bachati hai. Mantra ke hisaab se yeh bhagwan ki di hui cheez hai. Isse rakhshas aur jadu-tona ka asar kaam ho jata hai. Yeh ek aisi dawai hai jo har tarah ki bimari theek karti hai. Is mani ko pehenne wale ki jaan khatre se bach jati hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
दीर्घायुःप्राप्तिः। दी॒र्घा॒यु॒त्वाय॑ बृह॒ते रणा॒यारि॑ष्यन्तो॒ दक्ष॑माणाः॒ सदै॒व। म॒णिं वि॑ष्कन्ध॒दूष॑णं जङ्गि॒डं बि॑भृमो व॒यम्
Hum lambi umar paane ke liye yeh Jangida taveez pehante hain. Bade ladai mein hum kabhi haarte nahi, humesha taakat lagate hain. Yeh taveez buri taakaton ko kharab karti hai aur humein bachaati hai.
Mantra 2
जङ्गि॒डो ज॒म्भाद् वि॑श॒राद् विष्क॑न्धादभि॒शोच॑नात्। म॒णिः स॒हस्र॑वीर्यः॒ परि॑ णः पातु वि॒श्वतः॑
Yeh taaviz hamein Jambha se bachaye. Vishará se bachaye. Vishkandha se bachaye. Aur us abhishocan se bhi bachaye jo hamein takleef deta hai. Yeh taaviz bahut taakatwala hai. Yeh hamein chaaron taraf se raksha kare.
Mantra 3
अ॒यं विष्क॑न्धं सहते॒ऽयं बा॑धते अ॒त्त्रिणः॑ । अ॒यं नो॑ वि॒श्वभे॑षजो जङ्गि॒डः पा॒त्वंह॑सः
Yeh Jangida dawaai buri taakat ko hara deti hai. Yeh woh cheez bhaga deti hai jo humein kha jaati hai. Yeh har bimari ke liye dawaai hai. Yeh humein takleef aur nuksaan se bachaega.
Mantra 4
दे॒वैर्द॒त्तेन॑ म॒णिना॑ जङ्गि॒डेन॑ मयो॒भुवा॑ । विष्क॑न्धं॒ सर्वा॒ रक्षां॑सि व्याया॒मे स॑हामहे
Deviyon ne yeh taaviz diya hai. Iska naam Jangida hai, yeh bhalai laata hai. Isse hum Vishkandha ko hara denge. Aur saari buri aatmaon ko bhi bhaga denge. Hum unpe jeet pa lenge.
Mantra 5
श॒णश्च॑ मा जङ्गि॒डश्च॒ विष्क॑न्धाद॒भि र॑क्षताम्। अर॑ण्याद॒न्य आभृ॑तः कृ॒ष्या अ॒न्यो रसे॑भ्यः
Shana aur Jangida dono mujhe bachayein. Vishkandha ki buri taakat se mujhe raksha karein. Ek jadi-booti jungle se aayi hai. Doosri kheti ki zameen se aayi hai, paudhon ke ras se bani hai.
Mantra 6
कृ॒त्या॒दूषि॑र॒यं म॒णिरथो॑ अराति॒दूषिः॑ । अथो॒ सह॑स्वान् जङ्गि॒डः प्र ण॒ आयुं॑षि तारिषत्
Yeh taaviz kala jaadu tod deta hai. Jo log bura karte hain, unki bhi harkat khatam kar deta hai. Jangida bahut powerful hai. Yeh humari umar ko sahi rakhega, humein surakshit rakhega.
Frequently Asked Questions
Jāṅgiḍa is the name of a protective remedy treated as a living power embodied in an amulet (maṇi). The hymn speaks to it as an active guardian that repels afflictions and hostile forces.
Viṣkandha is an Atharvanic term for a harmful, obstructive affliction—often imagined as a binding force that causes distress. The sukta’s aim is to overpower and drive it away using the Jāṅgiḍa-maṇi.
The verses are recited over a prepared amulet while it is held and then tied onto the person (neck/arm/waist) as protection. The hymn explicitly frames the object as ‘this’ effective remedy, meant to be worn or applied.
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