Sukta 38
Rishi: Atharvanic healer tradition (specific r̥ṣi uncertain without Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Bheṣaja (medicine) embodied in guggulu; anti-yákṣma power.
Chandas: Predominantly anuṣṭubh-like (late Atharvanic prose-verse mixture at opening).
この短い治療讃歌は、芳香ある薬用樹脂グッグル（guggulu）をアタルヴァン系の bheṣaja（薬）として用い、ヤークシュマ（消耗・痨病）を追い払い、敵対的な誓呪・呪詛（śapatha）を無力化する。グッグルを浄化の塩と混ぜ合わせ、さらにその薬の名を「掴む」（nāman＝名の力）ことで、病と悪意ある影響が患者に取り付けないと断言する。香り、調合、そして名号の力が儀礼的な封印として働き、ariṣṭatāti――無傷の安全を確立する。
Mantras
Mantra 1
यक्षमनाशनम्। न तं यक्ष्मा॒ अरु॑न्धते॒ नैनं॑ श॒पथो॑ अश्नुते । यं भे॑ष॒जस्य॑ गुल्गु॒लोः सु॑र॒भिर्ग॒न्धो अ॑श्नु॒ते
（これは）ヤクシュマン（消耗病）を滅するもの。ヤクシュマンはその人を抑えず、誓いの呪詛もその人に及ばない——薬の、グッグル（guggulu）の芳香がその人に届き、行きわたる者には。
Mantra 2
विष्व॑ञ्च॒स्तस्मा॒द् यक्ष्मा॑ मृ॒गा अश्वा॑ इवेरते । यद् गु॑ल्गु॒लु सै॑न्ध॒वं यद् वाप्यासि॑ समु॒द्रिय॑म्
その人から四方へヤクシュマンは逃げ去る、野獣のように、馬のように、奔って退く——グッグル（guggulu）を、あるいはシンドゥの塩（岩塩）を、あるいは海より生まれた塩を、（それに）混ぜるとき。
Mantra 3
उ॒भयो॑रग्रभं॒ नामा॒स्मा अ॑रि॒ष्टता॑तये
我は両者の名をつかみ取った。彼のために、損なわれぬ安穏と護りのために。
Frequently Asked Questions
Yákṣma is a wasting, consumptive affliction—often understood as chronic weakening illness—treated here as something that can ‘seize’ a person unless driven off by medicine and mantra.
Guggulu is presented as bheṣaja embodied: its fragrant gandha pervades the patient and space, functioning apotropically to prevent yákṣma and even curse-effects from taking hold.
It refers to a ritual sealing act: the healer verbally fixes the remedy by naming the paired components/variants (such as the two salts, or medicine plus additive), ensuring ariṣṭatāti—unharmed safety—for the patient.
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