Sukta 32
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type healing corpus).
Devata: Āditya (Sun) as kṛmi-slayer; raśmi as his operative power.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh tendency (fragmentary in the provided text; full metrical confirmation requires the complete mantra sequence).
Ye mantra keede mitane ke liye hai, jo cattle mein rehte hain. Isme Surya ki kirnon ko aise hathiyar ki tarah use kiya jaata hai jo andar tak jaake keede jala deta hai. Jab surya ugta hai aur jab dhalta hai, uski kirnon se ye rog door hota hai. Mantra bolne se hi wo sab keede mar jaate hain, bade ya chhote sab. Ye Atharvan vidya ka roop hai jo bolne mein hi kaam karti hai. Isse jaanwar fir se taakat pa leta hai aur kaam karne lagta hai. Surya ki kirnon se hi sab saaf ho jaata hai aur rog chala jaata hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
क्रिमिनाशनम्। उ॒द्यन्ना॑दि॒त्यः क्रिमी॑न् हन्तु नि॒म्रोच॑न् हन्तु र॒श्मिभिः॑ । ये अ॒न्तः क्रिम॑यो॒ गवि॑
Yeh mantra keede maarne ke liye hai. Sooraj jab uthta hai, woh keede maar de. Jab sooraj dhalta hai, woh bhi apni kirnon se keede maar de. Jo keede gaay ke andar hain, woh bhi saaf ho jayein.
Mantra 2
वि॒श्वरू॑पं चतुर॒क्षं क्रिमिं॑ सा॒रङ्ग॒मर्जु॑नम्। शृ॒णाम्य॑स्य पृ॒ष्टीरपि॑ वृश्चामि॒ यच्छिरः॑
Woh keeda jo alag-alag roop le sakta hai, chaar aankhon wala, chamkila, safed rang ka, usko main tod raha hoon. Uski pasliyan tod raha hoon, uska sar kaat raha hoon.
Mantra 3
अ॒त्रि॒वद् वः॑ क्रिमयो हन्मि कण्व॒वज्ज॑मदग्नि॒वत्। अ॒गस्त्य॑स्य॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒ सं पि॑नष्म्य॒हं क्रिमी॑न्
Atri rishi ki tarah main tumhe maar raha hoon, he keede. Kanva ki tarah, Jamadagni ki tarah maar raha hoon. Agastya rishi ki takat se main tumhe kuchal raha hoon, main tumhe poora khatam kar raha hoon.
Mantra 4
ह॒तो राजा॒ क्रिमी॑णामु॒तैषां॑ स्थ॒पति॑र्ह॒तः । ह॒तो ह॒तमा॑ता॒ क्रिमि॑र्ह॒तभ्रा॑ता ह॒तस्व॑सा
Keedon ka raja mar gaya, unka sardar bhi mar gaya. Woh keeda bhi mar gaya, uski maa mari, uska bhai mara, uski behan bhi mari.
Mantra 5
ह॒तासो॑ अस्य वे॒शसो॑ ह॒तासः॒ परि॑वेशसः । अथो॒ ये क्षु॑ल्ल॒का इ॑व॒ सर्वे॒ ते क्रिम॑यो ह॒ताः
Iske andar rehne wale sab ke sab mar gaye. Iske chaaron taraf ghoomne wale bhi mar gaye. Jo chhote-chhote keede the, woh bhi sab mar gaye. Ek bhi zinda nahi bacha.
Mantra 6
प्र ते॑ शृणामि॒ शृङ्गे॒ याभ्यां॑ वितुदा॒यसि॑ । भि॒नाद्मि॑ ते कु॒षुम्भं॒ यस्ते॑ विष॒धानः॑
Main tumhare seeng tod raha hoon, jisse tum logon ko chedte ho. Main tumhari zehar wali jagah bhi phaad raha hoon jahan tum zehar rakhte ho.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a healing charm aimed at destroying and expelling kṛmi—‘worms’ or parasite-like disease agents—especially those believed to be inside cattle.
Because the Sun’s rays are imagined as a penetrating purifier: they reveal what is hidden, burn away impurities, and act like a divine weapon that reaches inside the body.
The hymn’s main ‘medicine’ is mantra plus solar power. Simple supports like sun-exposed water for sprinkling, kuśa grass, or a protective thread may be used, but the verses themselves emphasize rays and brahman as the decisive force.
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