Sukta 27
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (specific r̥ṣi not securely determinable from the single-verse input; commonly transmitted as Atharvanic in śatru-parājaya contexts).
Devata: Oṣadhi (the Herb) as personified healing and protective power; secondarily the abstract force of abhibhū (overpowering).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; Atharvanic anuṣṭubh with minor irregularities possible).
Yeh mantra ek jadi buti ko bulata hai jo bimari bhagane wali hai. Jab koi khana khata hai tab yeh buti usey raksha karti hai. Dusman log kisi tarah se khane ko nahi bigad paate. Mantra kehta hai ki jo hamare liye bura karega woh khud haarega. Yeh jadi buti us shakti ko khatam karti hai jo logon ka khoon peeti hai. Isse aap Indra jaisi jeet paate ho aur dushman aage nahi badh paate.
Mantras
Mantra 1
शत्रुपराजयः। नेच्छत्रुः॒ प्राशं॑ जयाति॒ सह॑मानाभि॒भूर॑सि । प्राशं॒ प्रति॑प्राशो जह्यर॒सान् कृ॑न्वोषधे
Dushman tumhare khaane par jeet na paaye. Tu woh herb hai jo dushman ko hara deti hai. Jaise woh khaana khaaye, uska ulta karke usko maaro. Dushman ko bekaar kar do, hey herb.
Mantra 2
सु॒प॒र्णस्त्वान्व॑विन्दत् सूक॒रस्त्वा॑खनन्न॒सा। प्राशं॒ प्रति॑प्राशो जह्यर॒सान् कृ॑ण्वोषधे
Ek sundar chidiya ne tumhe dhundh liya. Ek suar ne apni naak se tumhe khoda. Jaise koi bura khaana khaaye, uska ulta karke usko maaro. Hey herb, humein theek kar do.
Mantra 3
इन्द्रो॑ ह चक्रे त्वा बा॒हावसु॑रेभ्य॒ स्तरी॑तवे । प्राशं॒ प्रति॑प्राशो जह्यर॒सान् कृ॑ण्वोषधे
Indra ne tumhe banaya hai taaki tum asuron ko kuchal sako. Jaise kisi ne kaata khaya ho, uska against kaata maar ke us zeher ko khatam kar. Hey podha, un dushmanon ko kaam kar, unki taakat khatam kar.
Mantra 4
पा॒टामिन्द्रो॒ व्याऽश्ना॒दसु॑रेभ्य॒ स्तरी॑तवे । प्राशं॒ प्रति॑प्राशो जह्यर॒सान् कृ॑ण्वोषधे
Indra yeh bimari khaaye, taaki woh asuron par jeet paaye. Jaise koi zeher khaya ho, uska against zeher de ke usko maar. Hey podha, us bimaari ko jadd se khatam kar, humein theek kar.
Mantra 5
तया॒हं शत्रू॑न्त्साक्ष॒ इन्द्रः॑ सालावृ॒काँ इ॑व । प्राशं॒ प्रति॑प्राशो जह्यर॒सान् कृ॑ण्वोषधे
Is herb se main dushmannon pe jeet paaoon. Jaise Indra jackal pe jeetta hai, waise hi. Jaise woh kaatne ki koshish karein, unka ulta karke maaro. Hey herb, unko bekaar kar do.
Mantra 6
रुद्र॒ जला॑षभेषज॒ नील॑शिखण्ड॒ कर्म॑कृत्। प्राशं॒ प्रति॑प्राशो जह्यर॒सान् कृ॑ण्वोषधे
Hey Rudra, tu paani se ilaaj karne wala hai, teri jata neeli hai. Tu yeh ritual karta hai. Jaise koi zeher khaya ho, uske against zeher de ke usko maar. Bimaari ko jadd se khatam kar, hey podha, humein theek kar.
Mantra 7
तस्य॒ प्राशं॒ त्वं ज॑हि॒ यो न॑ इन्द्राभि॒दास॑ति । अधि॑ नो ब्रूहि॒ शक्ति॑भिः प्रा॒शि मामुत्त॑रं कृधि
Us aadmi ka daant tod do jo hum pe attack karta hai. Indra, usko rok do. Apni shakti se humein batao. Buraai ko khaa jao aur mujhe jeetne wala bana do.
Frequently Asked Questions
It treats eating as a protective act: one portion (prāśa) is paired with an antidotal counter-portion (prati-prāśa) so any hostile influence entering through food is immediately overpowered and reversed.
No. Its language covers human foes and also non-human threats—disease-agents, demons, or wasting influences (arāsaḥ)—especially those imagined to attack through ingestion and vitality (rasa).
The hymn names Pāṭā as a key oṣadhi, but Atharvanic practice often applies the mantra to an appropriate protective medicinal herb available locally, prepared and administered as the prāśa/prati-prāśa pair.
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