Sukta 52
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi not specified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Sūrya/Āditya
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
この短い治癒・護身の讃歌は、昇りゆく太陽（スーリヤ／アーディティヤ）を目に見える力として呼び起こし、ラクシャスを打ち砕き、「見えざるもの」（adṛṣṭa）――秘めた害、潜伏する病、悪しき影響――を払い除ける。さらにその鎮静の力を家の領域（牛、猛獣、川の荒れ）へも及ぼし、結びにカṇヴァで名高い薬草を導入して、病者にまとわる見えざる苦患をことごとく鎮める万能の薬とする。
Mantras
Mantra 1
भैषज्यम्। उत् सूर्यो॑ दि॒व ए॑ति पु॒रो रक्षां॑सि नि॒जूर्व॑न्। आ॒दि॒त्यः पर्वतेभ्यो वि॒श्वदृ॑ष्टो अदृष्ट॒हा
（薬なるもの。）太陽は天より昇り進み、前にあるラクシャスどもを踏み砕く。山々より来たるアーディティヤは、万物を見通し、見えざるものを殺す者。
Mantra 2
नि गावो॑ गो॒ष्ठे अ॑सद॒न् नि मृ॒गासो॑ अविक्षत । न्यू॒३र्मयो॑ न॒दीनं॒ न्य॑१दृष्टा॑ अलिप्सत
牛らは牛舎に安らかに伏し、獣どもは退いて害をなさぬ。川の波は鎮まり、見えざるものはひそかに去り退く。
Mantra 3
आ॒यु॒र्ददं॑ विप॒श्चितं॑ श्रु॒तां कण्व॑स्य वी॒रुध॑म्। आभा॑रिषं वि॒श्वभे॑षजीम॒स्यादृष्टा॒न् नि श॑मयत्
寿命を与え、慧に満ち、よき名声をもつ—カンヴァ（Kaṇva）の薬草—われはここへ携えて来た。万病を癒すそれよ、この人にとって見えざる病を鎮め伏せよ。
Frequently Asked Questions
Adṛṣṭa means “the unseen”—hidden causes of harm such as occult illness, invisible afflictions, or malign influence not easily diagnosed by ordinary means.
Because sunlight symbolizes perfect visibility and purification: the all-seeing Āditya exposes what is hidden and is invoked to crush and drive away hostile forces and unseen disease-agents.
The herb is brought to the patient as an ‘all-medicining’ remedy: it is touched or presented during recitation to bestow vitality and to pacify unseen afflictions affecting the person.
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