Atharva Veda Sukta 112
Kanda 7Anuvaka 12Sukta 1122 Mantras

Sukta 112

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input)

Devata: Dyāvāpṛthivī and Āpaḥ (Waters) as purifiers

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (needs metrical verification against full pada counts)

Himne pāpanāśana yang singkat ini menyeru Dyāvāpṛthivī (Langit–Bumi) bersama Tujuh Perairan sebagai pemurni yang bercahaya, yang mampu melonggarkan belenggu aṃhas (dosa/kesesakan). Secara khusus dipohonkan pembebasan dari dosa akibat sumpah, dari rasa bersalah yang dihukum Varuṇa, dari jerat pengikat Yama, serta dari setiap pelanggaran yang ditimpakan oleh para dewa, dengan memaknai pemurnian sekaligus sebagai lustrasi melalui air (āpaḥ) dan sebagai pelepasan ikatan (citra pāśa/jerat).

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.112

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Frequently Asked Questions

It is used for expiation and purification—asking the Waters and the cosmic pair Heaven-and-Earth to release a person from sin (aṃhas), especially after oath-related faults, curses, or feared divine punishment.

Varuṇa represents moral law and the ‘bond’ of guilt that follows wrongdoing, while Yama represents binding consequences associated with death and restraint. The hymn asks to be loosened from these bonds through purification and divine pardon.

Recite 7.112.1 over clean water and sip or sprinkle it, then recite 7.112.2 while symbolically untying a small knot (or opening the hands), intending release from oath-sin and every divine offence.

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