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Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras rubric for poison-charms; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī tradition)
Devata: Viṣa (Poison) and its personified agents (Āligī, Viligī)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV healing charms; this verse is anuṣṭubh-like in cadence)
Ye mantra zeher ko bhagane ke liye hai. Zeher ko ek dushman ki tarah samajhte hain jo body mein phansa hai. Mantra mein zeher ke alag alag naam lete hain jaise Aligi aur Viligi. Har naam bol kar zeher ko control karte hain. Jaise bowstring dhanush se chhut jati hai, waise zeher ko body se nikalna hai. Varun ji ka power use karke zeher ko bahar nikalte hain. Chaar taraf se zeher nikal jata hai aur aadmi theek ho jata hai.
Mantra 1
सर्पविषनाशनम्। द॒दिर्हि मह्यं॒ वरु॑णो दि॒वः क॒विर्वचो॑भिरु॒ग्रैर्नि रि॑णामि ते वि॒षम्। खा॒तमखा॑तमु॒त स॒क्तम॑ग्रभ॒मिरे॑व॒ धन्व॒न् नि ज॑जास ते वि॒षम्
Yeh mantra saanp ke zeher ko khatam karne ke liye hai. Varun, jo upar aasmaan mein rehte hain aur sab jaante hain, woh mujhe taakat dete hain. Main unke shabd bol ke tumhara zeher bhaga deta hoon. Chahe zeher zameen mein daba ho ya nahi, chahe chipka ho, main usko pakad liya. Jaise koi tez chaap, main tumhara zeher kuchal ke bhaga deta hoon.
Mantra 2
यत् ते॒ अपो॑दकं वि॒षं तत् त॑ ए॒तास्व॑ग्रभम्। गृ॒ह्णामि॑ ते मध्य॒ममु॑त्त॒मं रस॑मु॒ताव॒मं भि॒यसा॑ नेश॒दादु॑ ते
Tumhara jo zeher sookha hai, jisme paani nahi hai, main usko bhi pakad liya. Main tumhara zeher pakad ke bahar nikaal raha hoon, chahe woh beech ka ho, chahe sabse tez ho, ya sabse neeche ka. Ab daro mat, yeh zeher tumhare paas nahi aayega.
Mantra 3
वृषा॑ मे॒ रवो॒ नभ॑सा॒ न त॑न्य॒तुरु॒ग्रेण॑ ते॒ वच॑सा बाध॒ आदु॑ ते । अ॒हं तम॑स्य॒ नृभि॑रग्रभं॒ रसं॒ तम॑स इव॒ ज्योति॒रुदे॑तु॒ सूर्यः॑
Mera awaaz itna zor ka hai jaise baadal mein bijli chamakti hai. Main tez shabdon se tumhara zeher bhaga deta hoon. Main logon ke saath mil ke andhere se zeher ko bahar nikaal liya. Jaise andhere ke baad suraj nikalta hai, waise hi zeher ka kaala door ho jayega.
Mantra 4
चक्षु॑षा ते॒ चक्षु॑र्हन्मि वि॒षेण॑ हन्मि ते वि॒षम्। अहे॑ म्रि॒यस्व॒ मा जी॑वीः प्र॒त्यग॒भ्येऽतु त्वा वि॒षम्
Main tumhari aankh se tumhari aankh ko maarta hoon. Main tumhare zeher ko zeher se maarta hoon. Ae saanp, ab mar ja, zinda mat reh. Tumhara zeher wapas tumhare paas chala jaye.
Mantra 5
कैरा॑त पृश्न॒ उप॑तृण्य॒ बभ्र॒ आ मे॑ शृणु॒तासि॑ता॒ अली॑काः । मा मे॒ सख्युः॑ स्ता॒मान॒मपि॑ ष्ठाताश्रा॒वय॑न्तो॒ नि वि॒षे र॑मध्वम्
Ae Kirat, ae chitkabre, ae bhure rang wale, meri baat suno, tum kaale dhokebaaz ho. Mere dost ke ilaake mein ek pal bhi mat raho. Tum apni fuhar ki awaaz suna rahe ho, jaao, zeher mein doob ke maro.
Mantra 6
अ॒सि॒तस्य॑ तैमा॒तस्य॑ ब॒भ्रोरपो॑दकस्य च । सा॒त्रा॒सा॒हस्या॒हं म॒न्योरव॒ ज्यामि॑व॒ धन्व॑नो॒ वि मु॑ञ्चामि॒ रथाँ॑ इव
Main tumhe chhod deta hoon, kale se, Taimata se, bhure se, aur jahan paani nahi hai. Satrasaha ke gusse se bhi main tumhe azad karta hoon. Jaise dhanush se dhanush ki dor chhod di jaye, waise main tumhe chhod deta hoon. Jaise rath ko chhod diya jaye, waise tum bhi nikal jao.
Mantra 7
आलि॑गी च॒ विलि॑गी च पि॒ता च॑ माता॒ च॑ । वि॒द्म वः॑ स॒र्वतो॒ ब॑न्ध्वर॑साः॒ किं क॑रिष्यथ
Aligi aur Viligi, aur maa baap, main tum sabko jaanta hoon. Tum log khaali rishtedaar ho, kuch bhi nahi kar sakte. Tumhara kya chalega?
Mantra 8
उ॒रु॒गूला॑या दुहि॒ता जा॒ता दा॒स्यसि॑क्न्या । प्र॒तङ्कं॑ द॒द्रुषी॑णां॒ सर्वा॑सामर॒सं वि॒षम्
Yeh zehar Urugula ki beti ke roop mein paida hui, ek kaali daasi se. Iska naam Pratanga hai. Dadrishiyon mein se kisi ka bhi ho, yeh zehar ab bilkul bekaar ho gaya hai, koi taqat nahi bachi.
Mantra 9
क॒र्णा श्वा॒वित् तद॑ब्रवीद् गि॒रेर॑वचरन्ति॒का। याः काश्चे॒माः ख॑नि॒त्रिमा॒स्तासा॑मर॒सत॑मं वि॒ष॑म्
Karna aur Shvavit, pahad se utri hui aurat ne yeh kaha. Jo bhi zameen mein ghaas-paat ke neeche chhupi cheezein hain, un sabka zehar ab khatam ho gaya, koi taqat nahi bachi.
Mantra 10
ता॒बुवं॒ न ता॒बुवं॒ न घेत् त्वम॑सि ता॒बुव॑म्। ता॒बुवे॑नार॒सं वि॒षम्
Tabuvam, Tabuvam nahi. Is zehar ko pakadne mat dena. Tu hi Tabuvam hai. Is Tabuvam ke zariye yeh zehar bilkul bekaar ho gaya, koi taqat nahi bachi.
Mantra 11
त॒स्तुवं॒ न त॒स्तुवं॒ न घेत् त्वम॑सि त॒स्तुव॑म्। त॒स्तुवे॑नार॒सं वि॒षम्
Yeh mantra zeher ke khilaaf hai. 'Tastuvam' ka matlab hai jo zeher ko nashth kare. Tum woh Tastuvam ho. Tum zeher ko bejaan kar do, jaise usme koi taakat na rahe.
It is recited as a healing and protective charm to neutralize and expel poison—especially snake venom—by confronting it, naming its forms, and commanding it to release the victim.
Naming personified poison-agents is a ritual strategy: once identified, they are treated as exposed and controllable, so the mantra can intimidate and render them ineffective.
Its primary tool is mantra (potent speech) often paired with simple ritual supports like water-sprinkling and symbolic unbinding (loosening a cord). In practice it can accompany medical care rather than replace it.
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