Sukta 116
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn ascribed in the Anukramaṇī to Atharvan/Angiras-type seers; requires edition-specific confirmation).
Devata: Jvara (Fever) personified; śīta-jvara as a specific form.
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (requires metrical verification against full pada-count in critical text).
Yeh mantra bukhar ko ek shakti maan ke usse shant karne ke liye hai. Isme sard-bukhar aur aata-jata bukhar ka zikr hai. Pehle bukhar ko namaskar karke usse shant kiya jaata hai. Phir usey yahan se jaane ko kaha jaata hai. Mantra mein bukhar ko mendak ke paas bheja jaata hai. Aise bukhar patient se door ho jaata hai. Yeh dono kaam ek saath hota hai, shant karna aur bhagana.
Mantras
Mantra 1
ज्वरनाशनम्। नमो॑ रू॒राय॒ च्यव॑नाय॒ नोद॑नाय धृ॒ष्णवे॑ । नमः॑ शी॒ताय॑ पूर्वकाम॒कृत्व॑ने
Yeh mantra bukhar ko bhagane ke liye hai. Rura, Cyavana aur jo taakatein hamein dhakka deti hain, un sabko namaskar hai. Thandi bukhar ko bhi namaskar hai. Jo purani ichcha thi, woh poori ho jaye.
Mantra 2
यो अ॑न्ये॒द्युरु॑भय॒द्युर॒भ्येती॒मं म॒ण्डूकम॒भ्येऽत्वव्र॒तः
Jo bukhar bhi aata hai, aaj ya kal, usko is mendak par bhej do. Yeh bukhar kisi ka nahi hai, apne aap ko bhagao aur is mendak ke paas chale jao.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a healing (bhaiṣajya) hymn meant to pacify and remove fever, especially cold-fever (śīta-jvara) and fevers that recur on set days.
The frog functions as a substitute recipient in a transference rite: the mantra instructs the recurring fever to leave the patient and ‘go upon’ the frog instead, symbolically carrying the illness away.
Both: it begins with respectful homage to fever’s named forms (appeasement) and then turns to a direct directive that the fever depart and relocate, expressing Atharvanic healing authority.
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