Atharva Veda Sukta 27
Kanda 4Anuvaka 3Sukta 277 Mantras

Sukta 27

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn to Maruts/waters; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Maruts (with Waters as co-agents)

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (Atharvanic mixed; refrain-driven)

AV 4.27 は、罪と苦難を解き放つ pāpamocana(解罪・除厄)の呪歌であり、マルトの群れを、海・天・雨・地の水から成る浄化の「水の巡り」とともに招き、aṃhas(道徳・祭儀上の過失とそれに伴う苦患)を縛る結び目をほどく。反復句による嘆願を通して、讃歌は嵐の力を薬へと転じる――戦いにおいて猛きものが、ここでは内外の害を防ぐ守護となる。その効力は宇宙的な清めの循環として語られ、昇り降りする同じ水が、罪責・危難・衰弱をもたらす不運をも運び去る。

Mantras

Mantra 1

पापमोचनम् । म॒रुतां॑ मन्वे॒ अधि॑ मे ब्रुवन्तु॒ प्रेमं वाजं॒ वाज॑साते अवन्तु । आ॒शूनि॑व सु॒यमा॑नह्व ऊ॒तये॑ ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः

『罪の解放』。わたしはマルット(Maruts)を思う――彼らがわたしのために言葉を述べよ。力を促し、勝利の獲得において助け手となれ。迅き馬のごとく、よく呼び招かれて救護のために来たる彼らが、苦厄(アンハス)からわれらを解き放て。

Mantra 2

उत्स॒मक्षि॑तं॒ व्यच॑न्ति॒ ये सदा॒ य आ॑सि॒ञ्चन्ति॒ रस॒मोष॑धीषु । पु॒रो द॑धे मरुतः॒ पृश्नि॑मातृंस्ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः

尽きぬ泉を常に湧き流れさせる者たち、薬草(oṣadhī)に樹液を注ぎ入れる者たち――そのマルット、プリシュニー(Pṛśni)の子らは、われらの前に盾として立つ。彼らが苦厄(アンハス)からわれらを解き放て。

Mantra 3

पयो॑ धेनू॒नां रस॒मोष॑धीनां ज॒वमर्व॑तां कवयो॒ य इन्व॑थ । श॒ग्मा भ॑वन्तु म॒रुतो॑ नः स्यो॒नास्ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः

賢き者たちよ、汝らは牝牛の乳を満たし、薬草(オーシャディー)の精髄を熟させ、駿馬の速さを奮い起こす。マルト(Maruts)よ、われらにとって力強く、恵み深く、安らぎあるものとなれ。われらを苦厄・罪過(aṃhas)より解き放て。

Mantra 4

अ॒पः स॑मु॒द्राद् दिव॒मुद् व॑हन्ति दि॒वस्पृ॑थि॒वीम॒भि ये सृ॒जन्ति॑ । ये अ॒द्भिरीशा॑ना म॒रुत॒श्चर॑न्ति ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः

水は海より天へと運び上げられ、天より地へと放たれて注がれる。水をもって主となり、遍く駆け巡るマルト(Maruts)よ、われらを苦厄と罪過(aṃhas)から解き放て。

Mantra 5

ये की॒लाले॑न त॒र्पय॑न्ति ये घृ॒तेन॒ ये वा॒ वयो॒ मेद॑सा संसृ॒जन्ति॑ । ये अ॒द्भिरीशा॑ना म॒रुतो॑ व॒र्षय॑न्ति॒ ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः

kīlālaによって養い満たす者、酥油(ギー)によって潤す者、あるいは脂によって生命の力を調合する者たちよ。水をもって主となり、雨を降らせるマルト(Maruts)よ、われらを苦厄と罪過(aṃhas)から解き放て。

Mantra 6

यदीदि॒दं मरु॑तो॒ मारु॑तेन॒ यदि॑ देवा॒ दैव्ये॑ने॒दृगार॑ । यू॒यमी॑शिध्वे वसव॒स्तस्य॒ निष्कृ॑ते॒स्ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः

もしこれが、マルトよ、マルトの力によって起こったのなら、あるいは神々よ、神聖なる力によってこのように生じたのなら――ヴァス(Vasus)よ、あなたがたはその贖い・解除を司る。われらを苦厄と罪過(aṃhas)から解き放て。

Mantra 7

ति॒ग्ममनी॑कं विदि॒तं सह॑स्व॒न्मारु॑तं॒ शर्धः॒ पृत॑नासू॒ग्रम्। स्तौमि॑ म॒रुतो॑ नाथि॒तो जो॑हवीमि॒ ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः

鋭き刃を前に立て、名高く、力強きマルト(Marut)の群れ――戦いにおいて猛きその軍勢を、われは讃える。窮乏する者として、われは幾たびも汝らを呼び求める。われらを苦難と罪過(aṃhas)より解き放て。

Frequently Asked Questions

Aṃhas is more than “sin”: it includes moral-ritual fault, the anxiety or blame that follows, and the misfortune or affliction that can cling to a person or household. The hymn asks the Maruts to “unbind” it.

Because the hymn treats purification as a cosmic process: waters rise from the ocean, move through the sky, and return to earth. The Maruts, as storm-powers, command this movement, so water becomes the vehicle for cleansing and release.

After bathing, keep a vessel of clean water, recite the hymn (or key verses with the refrain), and sprinkle the water around yourself and the threshold while focusing on release from distress and fault. The water acts as the ritual carrier of purification.

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