Sukta 50
Sukta 7.50
Vasiṣṭha (traditional for Maṇḍala 7)
Mitra-Varuṇa (protective Ādityas); with apotropaic focus against ajakāva/tsaru
Triṣṭubh (likely; hymn style of RV 7.50—verify in critical edition)
This short apotropaic hymn invokes Mitra–Varuṇa as vigilant protectors to ward off hidden, creeping harm—named as ajakāva and tsaru—along with poison arising from trees, rivers, and herbs. The prayer moves from personal safeguarding to a broader purification, culminating in a blessing of the Waters and rivers to become wholly benign and non-injuring for the worshipper’s path.
Mantras
Mantra 1
आ मां मित्रावरुणेह रक्षतं कुलाययद्विश्वयन्मा न आ गन् । अजकावं दुर्दृशीकं तिरो दधे मा मां पद्येन रपसा विदत्त्सरुः ॥
मित्र और वरुण, मुझे यहाँ बचाओ। कोई बुरा ताकत हमारे पास न आए। मैं अंधेरे को छुपा के रखूँगा जो देखने में मुश्किल है। बुरा मुझे पकड़ न पाए।
Mantra 2
यद्विजामन्परुषि वन्दनं भुवदष्ठीवन्तौ परि कुल्फौ च देहत् । अग्निष्टच्छोचन्नप बाधतामितो मा मां पद्येन रपसा विदत्त्सरुः ॥
अगर जोड़ों में दर्द हो, पैर के निचले हिस्से में जकड़ हो, तो अग्नि की आग उसे जला के भगा दे। वो बुरी ताकत चुप के या ज़ोर से मेरे पास न आए।
Mantra 3
यच्छल्मलौ भवति यन्नदीषु यदोषधीभ्यः परि जायते विषम् । विश्वे देवा निरितस्तत्सुवन्तु मा मां पद्येन रपसा विदत्त्सरुः ॥
ज़हर पेड़ में हो, नदियों में हो, या घासों में पैदा हो, सारे देवता उसे बाहर निकाल के भगा दे। वो बुरी ताकत चुप के या ज़ोर से मेरे पास न आए।
Mantra 4
याः प्रवतो निवत उद्वत उदन्वतीरनुदकाश्च याः । ता अस्मभ्यं पयसा पिन्वमानाः शिवा देवीरशिपदा भवन्तु सर्वा नद्यो अशिमिदा भवन्तु ॥
सारी नदियाँ, पहाड़ से उतरी हुई, नीचे की, ऊपर की, बड़ी और छोटी, वो सब हमारे लिए मीठा पानी लेकर आएँ। वो किसी को नुकसान न करें, हमें तकलीफ न दें।
Frequently Asked Questions
It is a protective prayer asking Mitra and Varuṇa to guard the worshipper from hidden, creeping harm and from poison, and it ends by blessing the waters and rivers to be safe and benevolent.
They are Āditya deities who uphold truth and order (ṛta). Here they function as vigilant guardians who detect subtle danger and drive it away.
Because danger can come through the natural world (including water and plants). The hymn concludes by transforming that same environment into a source of safety—asking all waters to become nourishing and non-injuring.
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