Rig Veda Sukta 161
Mandala 10Sukta 1615 Mantras

Sukta 161

Sukta 10.161

Rishi

Traditionally associated with healing/expulsion hymns (bhaiṣajya); specific rishi attribution varies by Anukramaṇī

Devata

Indrāgnī (dual deity)

Chandas

Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)

Yeh ek healing mantra hai jo Indra aur Agni ko bulata hai. Yeh bimariyon se aadmi ko azaad karne ke liye hai. Koi bimari pakad le, toh use chhodne ka prayas hai. Havis aur shabd ki shakti se rog ko door kiya jata hai. Rogi ki aankhen, ang aur umar wapas theek hoti hain. Dukh aur musibat se aadmi ko bahar nikala jata hai.

Recitation with translationRig Veda 10.161

Mantras

Mantra 1

मुञ्चामि त्वा हविषा जीवनाय कमज्ञातयक्ष्मादुत राजयक्ष्मात् । ग्राहिर्जग्राह यदि वैतदेनं तस्या इन्द्राग्नी प्र मुमुक्तमेनम् ॥

Main yeh havan ki shakti se tumhe zinda hone ke liye aazaad karta hoon. Koi bhi bimari ho, jaani ya anjaani, usse main tumhe chhuta karta hoon. Agar koi buri taakat tumhe pakad ke baithi hai, toh Indra aur Agni dono mil ke tumhe usse poora aazaad karenge.

Mantra 2

यदि क्षितायुर्यदि वा परेतो यदि मृत्योरन्तिकं नीत एव । तमा हरामि निॠतेरुपस्थादस्पार्षमेनं शतशारदाय ॥

Agar uski umar khatam ho gayi hai, ya woh marne ke kareeb aa gaya hai, ya maut ne usse pakad liya hai, tab bhi main use wapas laata hoon. Main use bimari aur maut ki pakad se aazaad karta hoon. Main use wapas laata hoon taaki woh sau saal tak zinda rahe.

Mantra 3

सहस्राक्षेण शतशारदेन शतायुषा हविषाहार्षमेनम् । शतं यथेमं शरदो नयातीन्द्रो विश्वस्य दुरितस्य पारम् ॥

Hazaar aankhon wali shakti se, sau baras ki pakne ki umar se, sau guna zindagi ki taakat se, maine use yahan bulaya hai. Yeh sab ek iccha ke saath kiya hai. Indra is insaan ko sau baras tak le jaaye. Woh use har tarah ke dukh aur buraai se paar le jaaye.

Mantra 4

शतं जीव शरदो वर्धमानः शतं हेमन्ताञ्छतमु वसन्तान् । शतमिन्द्राग्नी सविता बृहस्पतिः शतायुषा हविषेमं पुनर्दुः ॥

Sau baras tak jiyo, har din badhte raho. Sau sardiyan dekho, aur sau bahaar dekho. Indra-Agni, Savita aur Brihaspati mil ke is aadmi ko wapas laayein. Woh sau baras ki zindagi de ke use phir se naya banayein.

Mantra 5

आहार्षं त्वाविदं त्वा पुनरागाः पुनर्नव । सर्वाङ्ग सर्वं ते चक्षुः सर्वमायुश्च तेऽविदम् ॥

Maine tumhe wapas la diya hai, maine tumhe phir se dhundh liya hai. Tum naye ban ke wapas aao, har baar naya ban ke. Tumhara har ang theek ho jaaye. Tumhari aankhein wapas aa jaayein, tumhari saans wapas aa jaaye. Maine yeh sab tumhare liye wapas paya hai.

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a short Vedic healing hymn that asks Indra and Agni to free a person from wasting sickness and from a ‘seizing’ force, and to restore full life, strength, and sight.

Indra represents the power that breaks obstruction and leads beyond danger, while Agni represents the purifying fire that carries the offering and the prayer. Together they act as a united force for release and restoration.

It can be recited in a simple healing rite with an offering (like ghee into fire) or as a spoken prayer near the patient, focusing on the key ideas: release from the grasp, return of vitality, and blessing for long life.

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