Atharva Veda Sukta 74
Kanda 7Anuvaka 8Sukta 744 Mantras

Sukta 74

Rishi: Atharvanic healer tradition (specific r̥ṣi not given in supplied excerpt).

Devata: Medicinal root / Kṛṣṇā (as plant-power) / healing efficacy personified.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; two 8-syllable pādas per half-verse in typical AV style).

AV 7.74は、腺の腫れ(gaṇḍamālā/apacit)を砕き散らすことを目的とする、簡潔なアタルヴァ系の治療呪である。病を、力を帯びた薬根と、突き刺すようなマントラの言葉によって「裂き分けられる」ものとして扱う。物質的な処方(mūla、特にKṛṣṇāと呼ばれる植物力)に加え、病を悪化させうる敵対的感情(嫉妬・怒り)を鎮め、最後に家のアグニと、規律ある誓戒(vrata)によって安寧を確立する。

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 7.74

Mantras

Mantra 1

गण्डमालाचिकित्सा। अ॒प॒चितां॒ लोहि॑नीनां कृ॒ष्णा मा॒तेति॑ शुश्रुम । मुने॑र्दे॒वस्य॒ मूले॑न॒ सर्वा॑ विध्यामि॒ ता अ॒हम्

(ガンダマーラ〔腫れ物〕の治療。)赤き腫れについて、人々は「黒きものが母である」と言う、そう我らは聞いた。神なる牟尼の根によって、我はそれらすべてを裂き断つ――その腫れのすべてを。

Mantra 2

विध्या॑म्यासां प्रथ॒मां विध्या॑म्यु॒त म॑ध्य॒माम्। इ॒दं ज॑घ॒न्याऽमासा॒मा च्छि॑नद्मि॒ स्तुका॑मिव

これらのうち第一をわれは穿ち、また中ほどをも穿つ。これらの最後は、毛束を刈り落とすように、われは切り離す。

Mantra 3

त्वा॒ष्ट्रेणा॒हं वच॑सा॒ वि त॑ ई॒र्ष्याम॑मीमदम्। अथो॒ यो म॒न्युष्टे॑ पते॒ तमु॑ ते शमयामसि

トヴァシュトリ(Tvaṣṭṛ)の言葉によって、われは汝の嫉みを打ち散らした。さらに、主よ、汝に向かって憤る者があれば、その者を――汝のために――われらは鎮める。

Mantra 4

व्र॒तेन॒ त्वं व्र॑तपते॒ सम॑क्तो वि॒श्वाहा॑ सु॒मना॑ दीदिही॒ह। तं त्वा॑ व॒यं जा॑तवेदः॒ समि॑द्धं प्र॒जाव॑न्त॒ उप॑ सदेम॒ सर्वे॑

誓戒(vrata)によって、誓戒の主よ、汝はよく整えられ、日ごとにここで、よき心もて輝け。ジャータヴェーダス(Jātavedas)よ、汝が燃え立つとき、子孫に恵まれたわれら皆、近づきて汝の傍らに坐さん。

Frequently Asked Questions

It targets gaṇḍamālā/apacit—glandular swellings described as “red swellings”—seeking to disperse and break them up through a medicinal root empowered by mantra.

Atharvavedic healing often treats illness as worsened by hostile social-psychic forces. The hymn therefore pacifies jealousy and anger to protect the patient and prevent relapse or misfortune.

The core cure centers on the root (mūla/Kṛṣṇā) and recitation. The closing Agni verse can be used as an additional household ‘seal’—especially where a domestic fire is maintained—but it is supportive rather than strictly required.

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