Sukta 8
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Vicṛtā and Tārakā (personified deliverers/unbinders); secondarily the expulsion of kṣetriya-disease
Chandas: Mixed/irregular as noted in the tradition: Virāṭ / Nicṛt-pathyā-pañkti (per the supplied metrical note)
Yeh ek ilaj wala mantra hai jo bimari ko nikal ke bhagata hai. Isme kshetriya rog ko ek fanda ki tarah socha hai jo upar neeche jakadta hai. Vicrita aur Taraka naam ke do devi bulaye jaate hain jo ye bandhan kholne mein madad karte hain. Virut bel ko dawa ki tarah istemal kiya jata hai jo is bimari ko khatam karti hai. Is mantra ki taakat hal ke aujar tak phailayi jaati hai. Hal jo zameen kaat ta hai waise hi ye bimari ko kaat ke nikal deta hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
क्षेत्रियरोगनाशनम्। ४ विराट्, ५ निचृत्पथ्यापङ्क्तिः। उद॑गातां॒ भग॑वती वि॒चृतौ॒ नाम॒ तार॑के । वि क्षे॑त्रि॒यस्य॑ मुञ्चतामध॒मं पाश॑मुत्त॒मम्
Do bhagwan wali shaktiyan upar jaayen. Inka naam Vicrta hai, yeh mukti dene wali hain. Kshetriya rog ka bandhan tod do. Neeche wala bandhan bhi, upar wala bhi. Sab bandhan khol do.
Mantra 2
अपे॒यं रात्र्यु॑च्छ॒त्वपो॑च्छन्त्वभि॒कृत्व॑रीः । वी॒रुत् क्षे॑त्रिय॒नाश॒न्यप॑ क्षेत्रि॒यमु॑च्छतु
Raat ko yahan se bhaagna hai. Raat uth ke chale jaaye. Jo bhi buri taakatein hamla kar rahi hain, woh bhi door ho jaayein. Virut yeh paudha kshetriya rog ka dushman hai. Yeh kshetriya bimari ko utha ke le jaaye.
Mantra 3
ब॒भ्रोरर्जु॑नकाण्डस्य॒ यव॑स्य ते पला॒ल्या तिल॑स्य तिलपि॒ञ्ज्या। वीरुत् क्षे॑त्रिय॒नाश॒न्यप॑ क्षेत्रि॒यमु॑च्छतु
Babhru se, Arjun ki daal se, jaw se. Tuh ke bhusi se, til se, til ki leep se. Virut naam ki shakti hai jo kshetriya rog ko maarti hai. Yeh rog ko bahar bhaga de. Door kar de.
Mantra 4
नम॑स्ते॒ लाङ्ग॑लेभ्यो॒ नम॑ ईषायु॒गेभ्यः॑ । वी॒रुत् क्षे॑त्रिय॒नाश॒न्यप॑ क्षेत्रि॒यमु॑च्छतु
Hal ko pranaam, jo khet jotate hain. Bail ke gaade aur juaar ko bhi pranaam. Virut yeh paudha kshetriya rog ka dushman hai. Yeh kshetriya bimari ko utha ke bahar phek de.
Mantra 5
नमः॑ सनिस्रसा॒क्षेभ्यो॒ नमः॑ संदे॒श्येऽभ्यः । नमः॒ क्षेत्र॑स्य॒ पत॑ये वी॒रुत् क्षे॑त्रिय॒नाश॒न्यप॑ क्षेत्रि॒यमु॑छतु
Jin aankhein kharab hain, unko pranaam. Jo shaktiyan aas-paas ghoomti hain, unko bhi pranaam. Khet ke malik ko pranaam. Virut yeh paudha khet ki bimari ko khatam karta hai. Yeh kshetriya rog ko wahan se bhaga de.
Frequently Asked Questions
In this sukta, kṣetriya is treated as a named affliction (and almost a personified force) that binds the patient like a noose; the mantra’s goal is to loosen and expel it rather than merely describe symptoms.
They are paired, ‘blessed’ deliverers invoked as unbinders—powers that cut or loosen bonds—so the patient is released from the disease’s grasp (both ‘upper’ and ‘lower’).
The ploughing set symbolizes cutting, turning, and uprooting; by saluting these implements, the rite borrows that ‘uprooting’ power to dislodge the kṣetriya malady and thrust it away.
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