Sukta 10

Mantra 1

पाशमोचनम्। क्षेत्रियात् त्वा निरृत्या जामिशंसाद् द्रुहो मुञ्चामि वरुणस्य पाशात्। अनागसं ब्रह्मणा त्वा कृणोमि शिवे ते द्यावा पृथिवी उभे स्ताम्

Loosing of the bond. From the kṣetriya-disease, from Nirṛti, from the kin-accuser’s reproach, from treachery, I release thee; from Varuṇa’s noose. Guiltless I make thee by sacred spell: auspicious for thee be both Heaven and Earth.

Mantra 2

शं ते अग्निः सहाद्भिरस्तु शं सोमः सहौषधीभिः । एवाहं त्वां क्षेत्रियान्निरृत्या जामिशंसाद् द्रुहो मुञ्चामि वरुणस्य पाशात्। अनागसं ब्रह्मणा त्वा कृणोमि शिवे ते द्यावापृथिवी उभे स्ताम्

Weal be to thee: may Agni, with the Waters for his fellows, bring thee welfare; weal be to thee: may Soma, with the Herbs for his companions, bring thee welfare. Thus do I loose thee from the kṣetriya-plague, from Nirṛti, from the near-kin’s evil imprecation, from treachery; I release thee from Varuṇa’s noose. Guiltless by holy spell I make thee: gracious to thee may Heaven and Earth, both twain, stand firm.

Mantra 3

शं ते वातो अन्तरिक्षे वयो धाच्छं ते भवन्तु प्रदिशश्चतस्रः । एवाहं त्वां क्षेत्रियान्निरृत्या जामिशंसाद् द्रुहो मुञ्चामि वरुणस्य पाशात्। अनागसं ब्रह्मणा त्वा कृणोमि शिवे ते द्यावापृथिवी उभे स्ताम्

Weal be to thee: may Wind, in the mid-air, set vital power within thee; weal be to thee: may the four quarters be auspicious unto thee. Thus do I release thee from kṣetriya, from Nirṛti, from the kinsman’s curse, from treachery; I loose thee from Varuṇa’s noose. Guiltless by holy spell I make thee: gracious unto thee let Heaven and Earth, both, stand.

Mantra 4

इमा या देवीः प्रदिशश्चतस्रो वातपत्नीरभि सूर्यो विचष्टे । एवाहं त्वां क्षेत्रियान्निरृ त्या जामिशंसाद् द्रुहो मुञ्चामि वरुणस्य पाशात्। अनागसं ब्रह्मणा त्वा कृणोमि शिवे ते द्यावापृथिवी उभे स्ताम्

These Goddesses, the four Directions, Wind-wedded, upon whom the Sun looketh forth with discerning eye,—even so do I release thee from kṣetriya, from baleful sorcery, from the kinsman’s slander, from treacherous wrong; I loose thee from Varuṇa’s noose. Guiltless with holy spell I make thee: gracious unto thee may Heaven and Earth, both twain, stand fast.

Mantra 5

तासु त्वान्तर्जरस्या दधामि प्र यक्ष्म एतु निरृतिः पराचैः । एवाहं त्वां क्षेत्रियान्निरृत्या जामिशंसाद् द्रुहो मुञ्चामि वरुणस्य पाशात्। अनागसं ब्रह्मणा त्वा कृणोमि शिवे ते द्यावापृथिवी उभे स्ताम्

Within those I set thee, from the inward wasting: forth let the Yakṣma go; let Nirr̥ti pass away afar. Thus I, from field-bred ill, from Nirr̥ti, from the kinsman’s curse, from treachery, release thee—from Varuṇa’s noose. Guiltless with holy spell I make thee: for thee may Heaven and Earth, both, stand benign.

Mantra 6

अमुक्था यक्ष्माद् दुरितादवद्याद् द्रुहः पाशाद् ग्राह्याश्चोदमुक्थाः । एवाहं त्वां क्षेत्रियान्निरृत्या जामिशंसाद् द्रुहो मुञ्चामि वरुणस्य पाशात्। अनागसं ब्रह्मणा त्वा कृणोमि शिवे ते द्यावापृथिवी उभे स्ताम्

Loosed art thou from wasting-sickness, from evil hap, from blameful fault; from Druh’s bond, from the Seizer’s grasp—yea, wholly loosed art thou. Thus I release thee from the field-born ill, from Nirṛti, from the kinsman’s curse, from treacherous harm; I loose thee from the noose of Varuṇa. Guiltless by sacred spell I make thee: auspicious for thee let Heaven and Earth, both twain, stand fast.

Mantra 7

अहा अरातिमविदः स्योनमप्यभूर्भद्रे सुकृतस्य लोके। एवाहं त्वां क्षेत्रियान्निरृत्या जामिशंसाद् द्रुहो मुञ्चामि वरुणस्य पाशात्। अनागसं ब्रह्मणा त्वा कृणोमि शिवे ते द्यावापृथिवी उभे स्ताम्

Ah! thou hast found out the Malignity, and hast become, moreover, in the kindly world of well-earned merit. Even so do I release thee from kṣetriya, from Nirṛti, from the kinsman’s accusation, from treachery, from Varuṇa’s noose. Guiltless with sacred spell I make thee: for thee let Heaven and Earth, both, stand gracious.

Mantra 8

सूर्यमृतं तमसो ग्राह्या अधि देवा मुञ्चन्तो असृजन्निरेणसः । एवाहं त्वां क्षेत्रियान्निरृत्या जामिशंसाद् द्रुहो मुञ्चामि वरुणस्य पाशात्। अनागसं ब्रह्मणा त्वा कृणोमि शिवे ते द्यावापृथिवी उभे स्ताम्

The Sun, the Right, from darkness—seizable—thereon: the Gods, releasing, cast him forth from sin. Even so do I release thee from kṣetriya, from Nirṛti, from the curse of kindred, from treachery; I loose thee from Varuṇa’s noose. Guiltless by sacred spell I make thee: for thee may Heaven and Earth, both, stand gracious.