Sukta 25
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for bhaiṣajya hymns; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī tradition for AV 2.25).
Devata: Pṛśniparṇī (herb-deity/personified medicinal power).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; standard for many AV healing/apotropaic verses—confirmable by full hymn metrical scan).
Is mantra mein Prishniparni naam ki ek jadi ko bulaya gaya hai. Yeh jadi dushman logon ki taakat khatam karti hai. Jadu tona aur kala jadu ka asar mita deti hai. Garbh girne wali shaktiyon ko rokti hai. Mantra kehta hai ki bura naam wale logon ka sar kaat do. Is jadi ko Agni jaisa tez socha gaya hai. Yeh ek aisi jadi hai jo sab dushmano ko nirashakt kar deti hai. Isse pure samaj ki suraksha hoti hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
पृश्निपर्णी। शं नो॑ दे॒वी पृ॑श्निप॒र्ण्यशं॒ निरृ॑त्या अकः । उ॒ग्रा हि क॑ण्व॒जम्भ॑नी॒ ताम॑भक्षि॒ सह॑स्वतीम्
Devi Prishniparni, hamare liye accha karo. Hame buri cheezon se bacha lo. Yeh bahut taqatwar hai, dushmanon ko kuchal dene wali. Main is shakti ko apna liya hai.
Mantra 2
सह॑माने॒यं प्र॑थ॒मा पृ॑श्निप॒र्ण्यऽजायत । तया॒हं दु॒र्णाम्नां॒ शिरो॑ वृ॒श्चामि॑ श॒कुने॑रिव
Yeh Prishniparni sabse pehle paida hui, aur yeh sab pe jeetne wali hai. Main iski shakti se buri cheezon ka sar kaat deta hoon, jaise koi chidiya ka sar kaat deta hai.
Mantra 3
अ॒राय॑मसृ॒क्पावा॑नं॒ यश्च॑ स्फा॒तिं जिही॑र्षति । ग॒र्भा॒दं कण्वं॑ नाशय॒ पृश्नि॑पर्णि॒ सह॑स्व च
Jo dushman hai, jo khoon saaf karta hai, jo hamari tarakki cheen na chahta hai, un sab ko khatam kar do. Garbh ko naash karne wale Kanv ko barbaad kar do. Prishniparni, tum bhi jeet ke dikhao.
Mantra 4
गि॒रिमे॑नाँ॒ आ वे॑शय॒ कण्वा॑न् जीवित॒योप॑नान्। तांस्त्वं दे॑वि पृश्निपर्ण्य॒ग्निरि॑वानु॒दह॑न्निहि
Pahadi ke logon ko andar lao. Kanva naam ke logon ke paas le jao. Devi Prishniparni, in dushmanon ko aag ki tarah jala do. Peeche peeche jaake unhe khatam karo.
Mantra 5
परा॑च एना॒न् प्र णु॑द॒ कण्वा॑न् जीवित॒योप॑नान्। तमां॑सि॒ यत्र॒ गच्छ॑न्ति॒ तत् क्र॒व्यादो॑ अजीगमम्
In Kanva dushmanon ko bahar bhagao, bahut door bhagao. Yeh log jaan leke paas aate hain. Main unhe andhere mein bhej deta hoon jahan woh ja rahe hain. Wahan maans khane wali shakti bhej di hai.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pṛśniparṇī is a medicinal plant personified as a goddess. The hymn treats her as an active protective power that can both heal and drive away harmful influences.
It is Atharvanic symbolic language for completely disabling an enemy’s power—whether that enemy is a hostile person, a curse, or a demonic force—so it cannot return or act again.
Traditionally it is paired with handling the Pṛśniparṇī herb—binding it as an amulet, brushing the body, or protecting thresholds with sprinkling—while reciting the verses to expel threats and safeguard life, especially pregnancy and household prosperity.
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