Sukta 95
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages; specific r̥ṣi not explicit in the provided excerpt).
Devata: Kuṣṭha (herb as divine remedy) / amṛta-associated divine agency
Chandas: Mixed; predominantly anuṣṭubh-like cadence with Atharvanic flexibility (needs padic confirmation from full hymn).
この短い治療讃歌は、クシュタ（Kuṣṭha）を、神々によって獲得され甘露（amṛta）から生じた霊薬として権威づけ、その起源を最高天と、薬の源界であるヒマヴァント（Himavant）に置く。天上での獲得を「不死のしるし／不死の花」として語り、さらにそれを「すべての薬草の胎」と名づけることで、讃歌は儀礼的にクシュタを作動させ、agada――執拗な病苦に効く解毒剤であり万能薬――たらしめる。
Mantras
Mantra 1
कुष्ठौषधिः। अ॒श्व॒त्थो दे॑व॒सद॑नस्तृ॒तीय॑स्यामि॒तो दि॒वि। तत्रा॒मृत॑स्य॒ चक्ष॑णं दे॒वाः कुष्ठ॑मवन्वत
クシュタ（Kuṣṭha）という薬草。アシュヴァッタ（Aśvattha）は神々の座として、第三の、限りなき天に立つ。そこに不死（アムリタ）のしるしが見え、神々はそこでクシュタを自らのものとして得た。
Mantra 2
हि॒र॒ण्ययी॒ नौर॑चर॒द्धिर॑ण्यबन्धना दि॒वि। तत्रा॒मृत॑स्य॒ पुष्पं॑ दे॒वाः कुष्ठ॑मवन्वत
黄金の舟が天に走り、黄金の絆に結ばれていた。そこに不死の花があり、神々はそこでクシュタ（Kuṣṭha）を自らのものとして得た。
Mantra 3
गर्भो॑ अ॒स्योष॑धीनां॒ गर्भो॑ हि॒मव॑तामु॒त। गर्भो॒ विश्व॑स्य भू॒तस्ये॒मं मे॑ अग॒दं कृ॑धि
彼は薬草の胎であり、またヒマヴァント（Himavant）の山々の胎でもある。さらに、成り来たった一切の胎である。わたしのために、この解毒薬（agada）となれ。
Frequently Asked Questions
Kuṣṭha is a medicinal herb treated as a divine power. The hymn praises it as amṛta-linked and commands it to act as a living remedy for the patient.
These images establish the medicine’s highest authority: Kuṣṭha is portrayed as obtained by the gods where immortality is manifest. The mythic setting ‘licenses’ the herb’s healing force in ritual use.
Traditionally, one recites the three mantras over Kuṣṭha, then applies or administers the herb (often with water, honey, or ghee). The final verse explicitly asks the herb to become an agada—an effective antidote.
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