Sukta 90
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous in AV; associated with Atharvan/Angiras healing corpus)
Devata: Rudra (as sender and, by appeasement, remover of the missile)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.; AV healing verses commonly in anuṣṭubh)
Is mantra mein dard ko Rudra ka teer maana hai jo shareer aur dil mein phansa hai. Vaidya log mantra se us teer ko bahar nikalte hain jaise kanta nikaalte hain. Saath hi naadiyon ko saaf karte hain taaka dard wapas na aaye. Rudra ko shant karte hain kyunki wo teer chala ke dard karta hai. Har haal mein us teer ko namaste karte hain. Isse teer khatam ho jata hai aur dard wapas nahi aata.
Mantras
Mantra 1
इषुनिष्कासनम्। यां ते॑ रु॒द्र इषु॒मास्य॒दङ्गे॑भ्यो॒ हृद॑याय च । इ॒दं ताम॒द्य त्वद् व॒यं विषू॑चीं॒ वि वृ॑हामसि
Rudra, tune jo teer chalaya tha, shareer aur dil pe lagne ke liye, woh aaj hum tumse nikaal dete hain. Yeh teer bahut door tak maarta hai, use hum poora bahar nikaal rahe hain.
Mantra 2
यास्ते॑ श॒तं ध॒मन॒योऽङ्गा॒न्यनु॒ विष्ठि॑ताः । तासां॑ ते॒ सर्वा॑सां व॒यं निर्वि॒षाणि॑ ह्वयामसि
Tumhare shareer mein sau raste fail gaye hain jahan zeher phail sakta hai. Un sab se hum zeher ko nikaalne ki dua karte hain. Hum aise shakti ko bulate hain jo zeher ko khatam kare.
Mantra 3
नम॑स्ते रु॒द्रास्य॑ते॒ नमः॒ प्रति॑हितायै । नमो॑ विसृ॒ज्यमा॑नायै॒ नमो॒ निप॑तितायै
Rudra, hum tujhe naman karte hain jab tu teer chalata hai. Teer jaise target pe laga, usko bhi naman hai. Teer jaise chhoota, usko bhi naman hai. Aur jaise woh neeche gira, usko bhi naman hai.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a ritual image for sudden, piercing illness or pain—especially in limbs and the heart—treated as a lodged missile that can be drawn out and neutralized by mantra.
It frames the body as a network through which pain/poison can spread; the mantra calls in “nirviṣa” (poisonless, antidotal) force so the affliction cannot remain or circulate.
Both: it performs extraction (removal) and then uses repeated namas (homage) to calm Rudra and ‘finish’ the missile’s power at every stage, helping prevent a return of the attack.
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