Sukta 27
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn to Maruts/waters; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Maruts (with Waters as co-agents)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (Atharvanic mixed; refrain-driven)
Yeh mantra Marut gan aur paani se badi takat maangta hai. Isme samundar, aasmaan, baarish aur dharti ka paani bulaya gaya hai. Maqsad insaan ke andar ke paap aur taklif ko dhoorna hai. Mantra mein baar baar yahi guzarish hai ki Marut humare liye dawa ban jaayein. Jo ladai mein tez hain, woh humare liye raksha karein. Paani jaise upar neeche hota hai, waise hi woh humari galti aur bala ko bhi le jaaye.
Mantras
Mantra 1
पापमोचनम् । म॒रुतां॑ मन्वे॒ अधि॑ मे ब्रुवन्तु॒ प्रेमं वाजं॒ वाज॑साते अवन्तु । आ॒शूनि॑व सु॒यमा॑नह्व ऊ॒तये॑ ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः
Paap ko dhone ke liye main Marut devtaon ko bulata hoon. Woh mere liye baat karein, taakat dein aur jeet mein madad karein. Jaise tez ghode madad ke liye aate hain, waise hi woh humein takleef se aazaad karein.
Mantra 2
उत्स॒मक्षि॑तं॒ व्यच॑न्ति॒ ये सदा॒ य आ॑सि॒ञ्चन्ति॒ रस॒मोष॑धीषु । पु॒रो द॑धे मरुतः॒ पृश्नि॑मातृंस्ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः
Marut devta woh hain jo kabhi na sukhne wala paani bahate hain. Woh paani podhon mein daalte hain. Yeh Prishni mata ke bete hain aur humare aage rakh kar humari raksha karte hain. Woh humein takleef se aazaad karein.
Mantra 3
पयो॑ धेनू॒नां रस॒मोष॑धीनां ज॒वमर्व॑तां कवयो॒ य इन्व॑थ । श॒ग्मा भ॑वन्तु म॒रुतो॑ नः स्यो॒नास्ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः
Yeh rishi log gaye ki gaay ka doodh kaise badhta hai, jadi-buti mein ras kaise aata hai, ghode mein taakat kaise aati hai. Maruts devta humare liye taakatwar aur acche ban jaayein. Woh humare paas se takleef hata dein.
Mantra 4
अ॒पः स॑मु॒द्राद् दिव॒मुद् व॑हन्ति दि॒वस्पृ॑थि॒वीम॒भि ये सृ॒जन्ति॑ । ये अ॒द्भिरीशा॑ना म॒रुत॒श्चर॑न्ति ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः
Paani samundar se aasman tak jaata hai. Wahan se dharati par barsata hai. Marut devta paani ke zariye shakti chalate hain. Yeh humein paap aur takleef se aazaad karein.
Mantra 5
ये की॒लाले॑न त॒र्पय॑न्ति ये घृ॒तेन॒ ये वा॒ वयो॒ मेद॑सा संसृ॒जन्ति॑ । ये अ॒द्भिरीशा॑ना म॒रुतो॑ व॒र्षय॑न्ति॒ ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः
Yeh devta doodh aur ghee se puja karte hain. Tel aur cheezein use karke shakti bante hain. Marut devta baarish barasate hain paani ke saath. Yeh humein paap aur takleef se aazaad karein.
Mantra 6
यदीदि॒दं मरु॑तो॒ मारु॑तेन॒ यदि॑ देवा॒ दैव्ये॑ने॒दृगार॑ । यू॒यमी॑शिध्वे वसव॒स्तस्य॒ निष्कृ॑ते॒स्ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः
Marut devta, agar yeh sab tumhari shakti se hua hai to batao. Ya koi aur devta ki shakti se hua hai. Vasu devta iska theek karna jaante hain. Yeh humein paap aur takleef se aazaad karein.
Mantra 7
ति॒ग्ममनी॑कं विदि॒तं सह॑स्व॒न्मारु॑तं॒ शर्धः॒ पृत॑नासू॒ग्रम्। स्तौमि॑ म॒रुतो॑ नाथि॒तो जो॑हवीमि॒ ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः
Marut devta bahut taqatwar hain aur ladai mein tez hain. Main unki tareef karta hoon. Main unhe baar-baar bulata hoon madad ke liye. Yeh humein paap aur takleef se aazaad karein.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aṃhas is more than “sin”: it includes moral-ritual fault, the anxiety or blame that follows, and the misfortune or affliction that can cling to a person or household. The hymn asks the Maruts to “unbind” it.
Because the hymn treats purification as a cosmic process: waters rise from the ocean, move through the sky, and return to earth. The Maruts, as storm-powers, command this movement, so water becomes the vehicle for cleansing and release.
After bathing, keep a vessel of clean water, recite the hymn (or key verses with the refrain), and sprinkle the water around yourself and the threshold while focusing on release from distress and fault. The water acts as the ritual carrier of purification.
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