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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attributions vary for AV 4.13).
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (All Gods).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (common Atharvanic healing meter; may be slightly irregular by recension).
Yeh ek healing prayer hai jo Vishve Devon se bimari mein gir ke pade insaan ko uthane ko kehta hai. Yeh mantra maangta hai ki bimari ki wajah chahe koi dosh ho ya koi paap ho, phir bhi jaan bach jaye. Isme Devta, Marut aur sab log mil ke patient ke aas-paas protection ka circle banate hain. Ant mein haath se touch kiya jaata hai jisme mantra ki shakti se bimari door hoti hai. Iska main kaam hai dosh mitana aur phir se jaan daalna. Yeh dikhata hai ki bimari ke peeche koi bada reason ho to bhi theek ho sakta hai.
Mantra 1
रोगनिवारणम् उ॒त दे॑वा॒ अव॑हितं॒ देवा॒ उन्न॑यथा॒ पुनः॑ । उ॒ताग॑श्च॒क्रुषं॑ देवा॒ देवा॑ जी॒वय॑था॒ पुनः॑
Hey devata log, jo bimar gir pada hai use uthao. Jo kisi buri baat mein phansa hai, use phir se jinda karo.
Mantra 2
द्वावि॒मौ वातौ॒ वात॒ आ सिन्धो॒रा प॑रावतः॑ । दक्षं॑ ते अ॒न्य आ॒वातु॒ व्य॑१न्यो वा॑तु॒ यद् रपः॑
Hey hawa, do hawa chal rahi hai. Ek Sindhu nadi ki taraf se, ek door se. Ek hawa tumhari taakat le kar aaye, jo buri cheez hai use door bhaga de.
Mantra 3
आ वा॑त वाहि भेष॒जं वि वा॑त वाहि॒ यद्रपः॑ । त्वं हि वि॑श्वभेषज दे॒वानां॑ दू॒त ईय॑से
Hey hawa, dawa le kar aa. Jo bura hai use le ja. Tu sabse badi dawa hai, devata logon ka kaam karne wala hai.
Mantra 4
त्राय॑न्तामि॒मं दे॒वास्त्राय॑न्तां म॒रुतां॑ ग॒णाः । त्राय॑न्तां॒ विश्वा॑ भू॒तानि॒ यथा॒यम॑र॒पा अस॑त्
Bhagwan is aadmi ki hifazat karein. Marut ke sena bhi iski raksha karein. Saari duniya ki jaanein iske saath khadi hon. Koi isko nuksan na pahunche, yeh dua hai.
Mantra 5
आ त्वा॑गमं॒ शंता॑तिभि॒रथो॑ अरि॒ष्टता॑तिभिः । दक्षं॑ त उ॒ग्रमाभा॑रिषं॒ परा॒ यक्ष्मं॑ सुवामि ते
Main tumhare paas aaya hoon shanti dene ke liye, bilkul koi takleef nahi dene ke liye. Tumhare liye taqat laya hoon, mazboot taqat. Tumse yeh bimari, yeh yakshma, main door bhaga deta hoon.
Mantra 6
अ॒यं मे॒ हस्तो॒ भग॑वान॒यं मे॒ भग॑वत्तरः । अ॒यं मे॑ वि॒श्वभे॑षजो॒ऽयं शि॒वाभि॑मर्शनः
Mera yeh haath bhagwan ka hai, aur yeh haath toh aur bhi bhagwan ka hai. Yeh haath har bimari ke liye dawa hai, yeh haath lagane se acha hota hai.
Mantra 7
हस्ता॑भ्यां॒ दश॑शाखाभ्यां जि॒ह्वा वा॒चः पु॑रोग॒वी। अ॒ना॒म॒यि॒त्नुभ्यां॒ हस्ता॑भ्यां॒ ताभ्यां॑ त्वा॒भि मृ॑शामसि
Haathon se, aur haathon mein das ungliyan hain, jab zubaan bolne ke liye aage badhti hai, bimari bhagane wale haathon se hum tumhe touch karte hain.
It is used to revive and stabilize someone laid low by sickness, especially when the illness is feared to be connected with offense (āgas) or impurity, and to place the person under broad protection.
In Atharvanic healing, illness can be treated as both a physical affliction and a sign of moral/ritual disturbance; the hymn therefore asks the Gods to restore life while also releasing the underlying taint or fault.
Not necessarily. The cited verses emphasize divine protection and the healing act of mantra-guided touch (mṛś) with the hands, supported by correct speech (vāc); optional clean-water purification may be added by custom.
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