Atharva Veda Anuvaka 3
Kanda 610 Suktas30 Mantras

Anuvaka 3

Is adhyaya mein pani, jadi-booti aur pedon ko jinda dawai bataya gaya hai. Barsat ka pani aur nadi ka milav wahi sabse acchi dawai hai. Dharti par ugne wale podhe humein khana dete hain aur bimari bhagate hain. Ghar mein kabootar aur ullu ke bure shagun ko khatam karne ke upay bataye hain. Jadu-tona aur buri nazar se ghar ko bachane ke liye yeh mantra kaam aate hain. Yeh sab se shareer thanda hota hai aur takat aati hai. Baal aur twacha acchi hoti hai aur ghar mein sukh aata hai. Dar aur buri cheezon ko door karke ghar ki suraksha hoti hai.

Suktas in Anuvaka 3

Sukta 21

Is mantra mein ek aisi jadi bolayi gayi hai jo baal badhane ka kaam karti hai. Is jadi ki taakat Bhumi aur Prithvi se aati hai, kyunki woh sab podhon aur dawaiyon ka asli aadhaar hai. Pehle is jadi ko dharti ke upar ki khaal se uthaya jata hai. Phir is jadi ko sab dawaiyon mein sabse upar bataya gaya hai. Aakhir mein sab jadiyon ko pukara jata hai ki woh baal ko mazboot karein aur badhayein. Yeh jadiyan kabhi haar nahi maanti aur aadmi ko acha karte hain.

Rishi: Atharvanic seer tradition for oṣadhi hymns (often anonymous/collective in later indices). | Devata: Oṣadhi (the herb) and Bhūmi/Pṛthivī as source of medicinal power. | 3 Mantras

Sukta 22

Is mantra mein paani ko dawai ki tarah bataya gaya hai. Barish ke paani mein Marut devta ki taakat hoti hai. Ye paani dharti ko gila karta hai aur jeevan deta hai. Baadal se utre hue paani mein herbs ki shakti aati hai. Ye paani humare sharir ka sukhana door karta hai. Isliye hum paani ki taareef karte hain ki wo sab theek kar de.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/Angiras-type attribution in AV healing hymns) | Devata: Āpas (Waters), with Marutic/cloud agencies implied | 3 Mantras

Sukta 23

Yeh ek ilaj wala mantra hai jo Pani ko dawa bulata hai. Pani din raat bahata rehta hai aur bimari dho deta hai. Isme Pani ko sirf pani nahi, ek shakti maana hai jo rog nikal deta hai. Yeh shakti turant kaam karti hai aur insaan ko theek kar deti hai. Ant mein Savitar ki madad li jaati hai taaki Pani aur jadi butiyan acha kaam karein. Yeh sab logon ki bhalai ke liye hota hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous) | Devata: Āpas (divine Waters) | 3 Mantras

Sukta 24

Is mantra mein paani ko doctor ki tarah bulaya gaya hai. Yeh paani apni gati aur sangam ki taakat se dawa ban jata hai. Vidyut maang hai ki Sindhu nadi ke raj mein sangam ka paani mile. Yeh paani jalti hui takleef ko dho ke bahar le aaye. Dil ko roshni dene wali dawa ki maang ki gayi hai. Isse andar ka tension door ho aur sukoon mile.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous healing unit) | Devata: Āpas (Waters) as Devīs | 3 Mantras

Sukta 25

Yeh mantra ek rog bhagane ke liye hai. Isme vakaah naam ke bimari ke kitan kahte hain. Ye kitan joron pe hamla karte hain, jaise gardan aur kandhe pe. Mantra me unko ginti se nikala jata hai - paanch se pachas, saat se sattar, nau se nabbe. Brahman ki shakti se ye sab bhag jate hain. Yeh bimari se koi samjhota nahi karta. Seedha kehta hai ki yahan se nikal jao.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (commonly anonymous/Angiras-type attribution in AV healing clusters) | Devata: The charm’s target is the disease-agent (vākāḥ) as a personified affliction; operative power is the mantra itself (brahman) | 3 Mantras

Sukta 26

Is mantra mein Papmán ko bhagaya ja raha hai. Yeh bimari aur bura kismat ka naam hai. Papmán ko kehte hain ki patient ko chhod de. Agar woh nahi manta, toh usey kisi dushman ki taraf bhej diya jata hai. Hazaron aankhon wala Amrit dev is kaam ko dekh raha hai. Woh Papmán ko zabardasti bahar nikalta hai. Patient phir se achhi zindagi mein wapas aata hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition | Devata: Pāpmán (personified evil/disease) as the addressed power; the mantra functions coercively | 3 Mantras

Sukta 27

Kabootar ghar pe aake bura shagun maana jata tha. Log sochte the ye Nirriti ka paigambar hai jo musibat laya hai. Is mantra mein us kabootar ko accha banana seekha gaya hai. Agni ji ghar ki hifazat karte hain aur is shagun ko khatam karte hain. Ab kabootar accha ban jata hai aur ghar pe koi kharabi nahi aati. Ghar wale aur jaanwar sab surakshit ho jate hain.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted without a single named ṛṣi for short apotropaic pieces; kapota-śakuna context) | Devata: Nirṛti (as the threatening power) and the Gods (as controllers of dispatch); implicitly Śam (weal) as desired state | 3 Mantras

Sukta 28

Is sukta mein ghar par kisi buri shakun ka attack ho gaya hai. Us buri shakun ko kabootar ki tarah dikhaya gaya hai. Rishi log use chhala aur mantra ke bal se bhagate hain. Phir Agni aur gaye ke charo taraf suraksha chakra banate hain. Aakhir mein Yama aur Mrityu ko shant karte hain. Isse ghar ki sampada bach jati hai aur khatra door ho jata hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (arishta-kṣayaṇa complex) | Devata: Primarily the operative mantra-force (ṛc) and the household’s Śānti/Ūrj; adversary is the omen and attached durita | 3 Mantras

Sukta 29

Is mantra mein ghar ke bure shagun ko khatam karne ki baat hai. Kabootar aur ulle ki awaaj ko log bure maante the. Yeh kehta hai ki ye sab shagun khali hain, koi asar nahi. Nirriti ke duto ko ghar mein aane se roka ja raha hai. Saal bhar ke liye buri shakti ko door bheja ja raha hai. Yama ki taraf se buri cheez ko bhagate hue bataya gaya hai. Ghar ki raksha ka poora plan hai is mantra mein.

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (per anukramaṇī for ariṣṭa material; confirm in critical apparatus). | Devata: Śānti (functional), with focus on the omen-birds (ulūka, kapota) as agents/signs. | 3 Mantras

Sukta 30

Is adhyaya mein do tarike se plant power ka use bataya hai. Pehle tareeke mein madhu mila hua jau se dosh mitana aur samriddhi lane ka mantra hai. Dusra tareeka Shami ped ke mad ka use hai, jo dushman ya rivels ko confuse kar deta hai. Isse ghar mein sukh milta hai aur bacchon ko suraksha milti hai. Saath hi baal aur appearance se related problems bhi dur hoti hain. Yeh ek tarah ka protective charm hai jo ghar ki shakti badhata hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (ascribed generically in this plant-hymn complex) | Devata: Śamī (personified tree-power) | 3 Mantras

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