Atharva Veda Anuvaka 5
Kanda 610 Suktas30 Mantras

Anuvaka 5

Is adhyaya mein bahut saare mantra hain jo insaan ko raksha karte hain. Yeh mantra mann, body aur dimaag ko shant aur stable banate hain. Gussa, bimari, bure sapne aur gandagi ko door bhagate hain. Darbha ghaas ka use karke garmi aur dushmani ko thanda kiya jata hai. Roga ko pakad kar rokne ke liye aasman jaisi stability ka naam liya jata hai. Bure sapne aur kharab signs ko nikaal ke svasti mantra se safe rasta banaya jata hai. Agni ki garmi se bura bhagti hai aur khandan ki hifazat hoti hai. Ghar mein ladai jhagda khatam hota hai, neend achi aati hai aur bimari failne se ruk jati hai.

Suktas in Anuvaka 5

Sukta 41

Ye ek ayu badhane ka mantra hai jo insaan ke andar ki shaktiyon ko pakka karta hai. Isme mann, samajh, irada aur indriyon ko siddha kiya jata hai taaki dhang na chale aur jeevan ki taquat bikher na jaye. Prana, apana aur vyana ko ek saath laya mein laya jata hai. Sarasvati ki bolne ki shakti ko bulaya jata hai jo hume sambhale. Rishiyon ko tanupa ke roop mein pukara jata hai jo shareer ki raksha karte hain. Ye sab karke insaan ki umar lambi karne ki ichha ki jati hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often treated as anonymous/collective in AV ancillary rites) | Devata: Manas–Cetas–Dhī–Ākūti etc. (personified faculties); implicitly Āyus (Life) as the goal | 3 Mantras

Sukta 42

Is mantra mein kisi ke gusse ko shant karne ke liye prayog hai. Jab koi humse naraz ho jaye ya ladai karne lage, toh isse uska dil mana liya jata hai. Jaise teer kaman se utar jata hai, waise hi uska ghamand bhi utar jao. Isme gusse ko patthar ki tarah bhaari karke zameen mein daba diya jata hai. Dusre ki buri baatein band ho jati hain aur woh dost ban jata hai. Yeh mantra dushmani ko mita ke dosti paida karta hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified in the supplied excerpt; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angirasic in anukramaṇī groupings) | Devata: Manyu (wrath) / the opponent’s anger as the operative target | 3 Mantras

Sukta 43

Is mantra mein darbha ghaas ko gusse ko thanda karne ke liye use kiya ja raha hai. Yeh ghaas dharati se paida hui hai aur samundar jaisi pakki neev rakhti hai. Jab kisi mein gussa ubhar aata hai ya dusre ka gussa humein taklif deta hai, tab yeh kaam aati hai. Isse apne aap ko bacha sakte hain aur kisi bhi tarah ka jhagda shant ho sakta hai. Dusre ke bhashan ke aakraman ko yeh nakaam kar deti hai. Isse raste mein koi taklif nahi deti aur samajh mein izzat banti hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here) | Devata: Darbha as empowered remedy; Manyu as the affliction addressed | 3 Mantras

Sukta 44

Ye mantra rog ko rokne ke liye hai. Pehle aasman, dharti aur pedon ki tarah khade rehne ka naam lete hai. Phir rog ko kehte hai ki tu bhi yahin ruk ja aur mat ghoom. Iske baad bahut saare ilaj ki taakat ek hi dawa mein band kar dete hai. Aakhir mein Vishanakaa naam ki dawa ko Rudra aur amrit se jod dete hai. Ye dawa hawa se bimari ke liye khaas hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here) | Devata: Roga (disease) as addressed entity; cosmic order as supporting power | 3 Mantras

Sukta 45

Ye mantra bure sapne bhagane ke liye hai. Jab raat ko darrana wale sapne aaye to ye use karte the. Wo kehte hai ki mann ka darr aur buri baatein sab nikal jayein. Ghar mein aur gaye-bail ke paas sukoon se so jaayein. Agni se prayas karte hai ki jo galtiyan hui unhe saaf karein. Jagte rehte ya sote waqt jo paap jame hain wo mit jayein. Aakhiri mein Indra aur Brahmanaspati se protect karne ki request hai. Unse kehte hai ki humein galti, paap aur taklif se bacha lein.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition | Devata: Duḥsvapna (evil dream) as adversary; protective force implicit | 3 Mantras

Sukta 46

Ye ek mantra hai bura sapne aur unke darao signs ko bhagane ke liye. Yahan Svapna ko pukara gaya hai, jiska baap Yama aur maa Varunani hai. Mantra kehta hai ki hum is sapne ki poori jaanakari rakhte hain, isliye wo humein dukh nahi de sakta. Isme sapne ko ek dushman insaan par daal diya jata hai. Aise hi bura sapna uss dushman ko pareshan kare, humein nahi. Is tarah raat ko koi bura sapna nahi aata aur neend achhi hoti hai.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras type) | Devata: Svapna (Dream), with Varuṇānī and Yama as invoked genealogical powers | 3 Mantras

Sukta 47

Is mantra mein teeno Soma pressings ki protection li ja rahi hai. Subah, dopahar aur teesre pressing ke liye alag-alag shaktiyan bulaayi gayi hain. Agni Vaishvanar ko pehle pressing ka rakshak banaya gaya hai. Dusre pressing ke liye Indra aur Maruts ke saath sabhi devtaon ko bulaya hai. Teesre pressing ko Rta ki shakti sambhalti hai jo yagya ko sahi banati hai. Yeh mantra yeh chahta hai ki humara koi bhi ritual galat na ho. Sahi tarah se kara gaya yagya humein lambi umar deta hai. Isse humein khana, dhan aur accha jeevan milta hai.

Rishi: Kavi-/priestly lineage (attributed in sense to inspired ritualists) | Devata: Ṛta / Sv-iṣṭi (efficacious correctness and successful offering), with implicit priestly powers (Saudhvanas) | 3 Mantras

Sukta 48

Yeh ek chota mantra hai jo shubh taqat mangta hai. Isme Vedic chandon ko bulaya jata hai rakhwali ke liye. Yagya karte waqt koi rukawat na aaye, yeh ensure karta hai. Teen pairs hain - Syena Gayatri ke saath, Rbhu Jagati ke saath, aur Vrishan Trishtubh ke saath. Inko pakad kar yagyakarta aage badhta hai. Yeh use yagya ke ant tak pahunchate hain. Ant mein svaha bol kar isko seal kar diya jata hai.

| Devata: Chandas (Gāyatrī) personified; ‘Śyena’ as carrier-form | 3 Mantras

Sukta 49

Is mantra mein Agni ko bulaya gaya hai. Yeh ek raksha mantra hai jo bimari aur buri cheezein bhagane ke liye hai. Agni ko koi bura nahi maar sakta, woh sab se mazboot hai. Agni ki garmahat se woh sab buri cheezein nikal jaati hain jo body ko khati hain. Paani ki taqat aur Vach ki madad se yeh kaam hota hai. Suraj ki roshni mein sab theek ho jaata hai.

| Devata: Agni | 3 Mantras

Sukta 50

Yeh mantra anaj ko chuhe aur kide makode se bachane ke liye hai. Isme Ashvin devta ko bulaya jaata hai ki wo anaj ko khanewale janwar ko maare bhagaye. Mantra me kaha jaata hai ki in janwaron ka sar kaat do, pith tod do, muh band kar do. Yahan jawar ko havis ki tarah pakka rakha jaata hai jaise koi pavitra jagah ho. Isse khana rakhne ki jagah surakshit ho jaati hai aur koi kide usko nahi kha sakte. Ashvin devta ki shakti se ye sab kide bhag jaate hain.

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition | Devata: Aśvinau (the Aśvins) | 3 Mantras

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