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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution varies).
Devata: Varuṇa (as lord of pāśa) and the abstract powers of duṣvapnya/durita to be expelled.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent).
Yeh mantra Varun se prayer hai. Varun ko bolo ke woh apni rassiyan hata de. Yeh rassiyan humari galtiyan aur kasar hain. Jab hum promise todte hain toh Varun humein pakad leta hai. Is mantra mein hum maangte hain ke buri sapne aur buri kismat door ho jaye. Varun humein aazaad kar de taaki hum theek se jeet sakein. Humari life ke raaste saaf ho jayein. Aur hum acche karam wali jagah tak pahunch sakein.
Mantra 1
सुकृतलोकप्राप्तिः वि॒षाणा॒ पाशा॒न् वि ष्याध्य॒स्मद् य उ॑त्त॒मा अ॑ध॒मा वा॑रु॒णा ये। दु॒ष्वप्न्यं॑ दुरि॒तं नि ष्वा॒स्मदथ॑ गच्छेम सुकृ॒तस्य॑ लो॒कम्
Varuna ke jo faanse hain, chaahe upar ke hon ya neeche ke, unhe hata do. Bure sapne aur buri kismat hamse door kar do. Phir hum ache logon ki duniya mein jaa saken.
Mantra 2
यद् दारु॑णि ब॒ध्यसे॒ यच्च॒ रज्ज्वां॒ यद् भूम्यां॑ ब॒ध्यसे॒ यच्च॑ वा॒चा। अ॒यं तस्मा॒द् गार्ह॑पत्यो नो अ॒ग्निरुदिन्न॑याति सुकृ॒तस्य॑ लो॒कम्
Tumhe kisi ne lakdi se baandha ho, ya rassi se. Zameen pe baandha ho, ya phir kisi baat se phansa ho. Ghar ka Agni bhagwan tumhe wahan se nikaal ke le aata hai. Woh tumhe acche logon ke paas pahuncha deta hai.
Mantra 3
उद॑गातां॒ भग॑वती वि॒चृतौ॒ नाम॒ तार॑के । प्रेहामृत॑स्य यच्छतां॒ प्रैतु॑ बद्धक॒मोच॑नम्
Do taare nikal ke aage badhein. Inka naam Vichrita hai, yeh taaron ke rasta dikhane wale hain. Humein amrit do, jo insaan ko marne se bachaata hai. Aur jo log baandhe hue hain, unhe azaad kar do.
Mantra 4
वि जि॑हीष्व लो॒कं कृ॑णु ब॒न्धान्मु॑ञ्चासि॒ बद्ध॑कम्। योन्या॑ इव॒ प्रच्यु॑तो॒ गर्भः॑ प॒थः सर्वां॒ अनु॑ क्षिय
Apne aap ko chhod ke nikal, apni duniya bana le. Tu bandhan se azaad karta hai jo banda hua hai. Jaise garbh se baccha nikal aata hai, waise hi tu saare raston par chalta ja, ek ke baad ek.
It is a ritual-moral image of binding: Varuṇa, guardian of ṛta, ‘binds’ those under fault, fear, illness-omen, or broken vow. The hymn asks that binding to be loosened and lifted away.
Both. It treats duṣvapnya (evil dreams) and durita (misfortune) as real afflictions that can cling to a person, and it seeks release that restores health, luck, and clear life-direction.
Recite the verses after washing (especially after a bad dream), untie a small knot while reciting the unbinding lines, and make a gesture of casting away at the duṣvapnya/durita portion, ending with a forward step to symbolize restored freedom.
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