Sukta 6
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Viṣaghna power; Soma as antidotal paradigm; Brahman as sacral agent
Chandas: Likely anuṣṭubh (Atharvanic; may be metrically loose)
Yeh mantra zeher ko khatam karne ke liye hai. Isme zeher ko aise dekha jaata hai jaise koi cheez jo hatayi ja sakti hai. Mantra zeher ko har jagah se nikaalta hai - kante se, podhe se, sheeng se. Soma pehle piya jaata tha jo zeher ko maarta hai. Ek jadi buti Vadhri ka naam aata hai jo zeher ko rok leti hai. Zeher ko pahad aur patthar mein band kar diya jaata hai. Yeh sab shabdon se hota hai, jaise mantra bol kar zeher bhag jaata hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
विषघ्नम्। ब्रा॒ह्म॒णो ज॑ज्ञे प्रथ॒मो दश॑शीर्षो॒ दशा॑स्यः । स सोमं॑ प्रथ॒मः प॑पौ॒ स चकारार॒सं वि॒षम्
Yeh zeher ko maarta hai. Brahman pehle paida hua, das sar wala, das moonh wala. Usne pehle Som peeya. Usne zeher ko bejaan kar diya, jaise swaad aur ras dono gayab ho gaye.
Mantra 2
याव॑ती॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी व॑रि॒म्णा यावत् स॒प्त सिन्ध॑वो वितष्ठि॒रे। वाचं॑ वि॒षस्य॒ दूष॑णीं॒ तामि॒तो निर॑वादिषम्
Jitna aasmaan aur zameen faili hui hai, jitne tak saat nadiyan hain, utna door maine zeher ki gandi baat ko bhaga diya hai. Yahan se maine use nikal diya.
Mantra 3
सु॒प॒र्णस्त्वा॑ ग॒रुत्मा॒न्विष॑ प्रथ॒ममा॑वयत्। नामी॑मदो॒ नारू॑रुप उ॒तास्मा॑ अभवः पि॒तुः
Suparna, woh sundar pankhon wala, pehle zeher ko bhagaya. Zeher ne tumhe ghuma nahi paaya, zakhm nahi diya. Is aadmi ke liye tum baap jaise ban gaye.
Mantra 4
यस्त॒ आस्य॒त् पञ्चा॑ङ्गुरिर्व॒क्राच्चि॒दधि॒ धन्व॑नः । अ॒प॒स्क॒म्भस्य॑ श॒ल्यान्निर॑वोचम॒हं वि॒षम्
Jisne tumhe teer se maara tha, paanch ungliyon wala teer, tedhe dhanush se nikla tha, maine us zeher ko bahar nikaal diya hai. Apaskambha ke kaante se jo zeher tha, maine use bol ke bahar kar diya.
Mantra 5
श॒ल्याद्वि॒षं निर॑वोचं प्राञ्ज॑नादु॒त प॒र्ण॒धेः । अ॒पा॒ष्ठाच्छृङ्गा॒त्कुल्म॑ला॒न्निर॑वोचमहं वि॒ष॑म्
Main us zeher ko bahar nikaal raha hoon, teer ke nok se, tel se jise lagaya gaya hai, patti se jismein rakha tha. Dhanush se, seengh se, chilke se, main zeher ko bahar nikaal raha hoon.
Mantra 6
अ॒र॒सस्त॑ इषो श॒ल्योऽथो॑ ते अ॒र॒सं वि॒षम्। उ॒तार॒सस्य॑ वृ॒क्षस्य॒ धनु॑ष्टे अरसार॒सम्
Tera teer bejaan ho jaye. Tera zeher bejaan ho jaye. Tera dhanush bhi bejaan ho jaye, jo pedh bejaan hai usse bana hai. Sab kuchh bejaan ho jaye, bilkul bejaan.
Mantra 7
ये अपी॑ष॒न् ये अदि॑ह॒न् य आस्य॒न् ये अ॒वासृ॑जन्। सर्वे॒ ते वध्र॑यः कृ॒ता वध्रि॑र्विषगि॒रिः कृतः
Jinhone zeher ko nichoda, jinhone lagaya, jinhone feka, jinhone udaya, sab log Vadhri ban gaye. Aur Vadhri parvat ban gaya, jahan se zeher paida hua.
Mantra 8
वध्र॑यस्ते खनि॒तारो॒ वध्रि॒स्त्वम॑स्योषधे । वध्रिः॒ स पर्व॑तो गि॒रिर्यतो॑ जा॒तमि॒दं वि॒षम्
Tere khodne wale Vadhri ban gaye. Tu bhi Vadhri hai, hey jadi buti. Vadhri woh parvat hai, woh patthar hai, jahan se yeh zeher paida hua.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a healing and protection hymn used to neutralize and expel poison from stings, bites, or poisoned wounds, and to prevent the toxin from ‘staying’ in any medium like salve or bandage.
Soma functions as the archetypal antidote, and Brahman represents sacral authority: the hymn cites a primordial precedent where poison is made ‘arasa’—without potency—through consecrated power.
The text treats Vadhri as a ‘binding’ medicinal power; practitioners typically select a locally trusted anti-venom herb and consecrate it with recitation, using it to immobilize and contain the poison.
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