Sukta 42
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi ascription varies by Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Soma-Rudra (dual); with Nirṛti and Enas as targeted afflictions
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Is mantra mein Soma aur Rudra ko doctor ki tarah bulaya gaya hai. Wo dono bimari aur buri taakat ko bhagane madat karte hain. Nirriti jaise bigad ko bahut door le jaane ki prayer hai. Isme ye bhi kaha hai ki humare upar ka paap jaise bandhan ho, wo khol do. Yeh paap shareer aur ghar mein chipka hota hai. Isliye dua hai ki bimari nikal jaye aur paap ka bojh utar jaye.
Mantras
Mantra 1
पापमोचनम्। सोमा॑रुद्रा॒ वि वृ॑हतं॒ विषू॑ची॒ममी॑ वा॒ या नो॒ गय॑मावि॒वेश॑ । बाधे॑थां दू॒रं निरृ॑तिं परा॒चैः कृ॒तं चि॒देनः॒ प्र मु॑मुक्तम॒स्मत्
Yeh paap door karne wala mantra hai. Soma aur Rudra se dua hai ki woh buri cheez ko bhaga de, ya jo bimari hamare ghar mein ghus gayi hai use nikaale. Woh door se aane wali barbadi ko peeche bhaga de. Aur jo paap humne kiya hai, usse humein aazaad kar de.
Mantra 2
सोमा॑रुद्रा यु॒वमे॒तान्य॒स्मद् विश्वा॑ त॒नूषु॑ भेष॒जानि॑ धत्तम्। अव॑ स्यतं मु॒ञ्चतं॒ यन्नो॒ अस॑त् त॒नूषु॑ ब॒द्धं कृ॒तमेनो॑ अ॒स्मत्
Hey Soma aur Rudra, tum dono humare shareer ko saari dawaiyan do. Jo bhi humare shareer mein phansa hai, jo paap humne kiya hai, usey nikal ke door kar do.
Frequently Asked Questions
They are invoked as a paired healing power: Soma provides purifying, medicinal essence, while Rudra forcefully drives away affliction and calamity. Together they heal and protect.
Nirṛti is personified ruin or misfortune that must be sent far away. Enas is a fault or guilt that is imagined as something that can cling to a person and even feel ‘bound’ within the body, needing release.
It can be recited for sickness or household misfortune with simple purification acts—sprinkling water, offering a Soma-symbolic drink, and making an ‘untying’ gesture to dramatize the mantra’s request to unbind and remove harm.
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