Sukta 29
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī.
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (requires full metrical verification).
Mantras
Mantra 1
पापमोचनम् । म॒न्वे वां॑ मित्रावरुणावृतावृधौ॒ सचे॑तसौ॒ द्रुह्व॑णो॒ यौ नु॒देथे॑ । प्र स॒त्यावा॑न॒मव॑थो॒ भरे॑षु॒ तौ नो॑ मुञ्चत॒मंह॑सः
I deem you, Mitra, Varuṇa, upholders of Order, of one accord, who drive away the treacherous. Ye aid the man of truth in struggles: from anguish and from sin release ye us.
Mantra 2
सचे॑तसौ॒ द्रुह्व॑णो॒ यौ नु॒देथे॒ प्र स॒त्यावा॑न॒मव॑थो॒ भरे॑षु । यौ गच्छ॑थो नृ॒चक्ष॑सौ ब॒भ्रुणा॑ सु॒तं तौ नो॑ मुञ्चत॒मंह॑सः
Concordant ye are, who thrust away the treacherous; ye succour the man of truth in struggles. Ye who go as watchers over men with Babhru to the pressed draught— from anguish and from sin release ye us.
Mantra 3
यावङ्गि॑रस॒मव॑थो॒ याव॒गस्तिं॒ मित्रा॑वरुणा ज॒मद॑ग्नि॒मत्रिम्। यौ क॒श्यप॒मव॑थो॒ यौ वसि॑ष्ठं॒ तौ नो॑ मुञ्चत॒मंह॑सः
Ye who aided Aṅgiras, ye who aided Agastya, O Mitra, Varuṇa, Jamadagni, Atri; ye who aided Kaśyapa, ye who aided Vasiṣṭha— from anguish and from sin release ye us.
Mantra 4
यौ श्या॒वाश्व॒मव॑थो वाध्र्य॒श्वं मित्रा॑वरुणा पुरुमी॒ढमत्रिम्। यौ वि॑म॒दमव॑थः स॒प्तव॑ध्रिं॒ तौ नो॑ मुञ्चत॒मंह॑सः
Ye who aided Śyāvāśva, aided Vādhryaśva, O Mitra, Varuṇa, Purumīḍha, Atri; ye who aided Vimada, aided Saptavadhri— from anguish and from sin release ye us.
Mantra 5
यो भ॒रद्वा॑जमव॑थो॒ यौ ग॒विष्ठि॑रं वि॒श्वामि॑त्रं वरुण मित्र॒ कुत्स॑म्। यौ क॒क्षीव॑न्त॒मव॑थः प्रोत कण्वं॒ तौ नो॑ मुञ्चत॒मंह॑सः
Ye Twain who succoured Bharadvāja, who did aid Gaviṣṭhira, Viśvāmitra, and Kutsa—O Varuṇa, O Mitra; who helped Kakṣīvant, and Prota, and Kaṇva—do ye release us from distress and sin.
Mantra 6
यौ मेधा॑तिथि॒मव॑थो॒ यौ त्रि॒शोकं॒ मित्रा॑वरुणावु॒शनां॑ का॒व्यं यौ। यौ गोत॑म॒मव॑थः प्रोत मुद्ग॑लं तौ नो॑ मुञ्चत॒मंह॑सः
Ye Twain who succoured Medhātithi, who helped Triśoka—O Mitra-Varuṇa—who aided Uśanā Kāvya; who helped Gotama, and Prota, and Mudgala: do ye release us from distress and sin.
Mantra 7
ययो॒ रथः॑ स॒त्यव॑र्त्म॒र्जुर॑श्मिर्मिथु॒या चर॑न्तमभि॒याति॑ दू॒षय॑न्। स्तौमि॑ मि॒त्रावरु॑णौ नाथि॒तो जो॑हवीमि॒ तौ नो॑ मुञ्चत॒मंह॑सः
Whose chariot holdeth true its course, with straightened reins, assaileth him who walketh falsely, smiting the corrupter—Mitra and Varuṇa I praise; in need I call on them: do ye release us from distress and sin.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aṃhas is a broad word for sin and the distress or constriction that follows it—misfortune, anxiety, or harm arising from wrongdoing, deceit, or hostile accusation.
Together they govern truth and covenant: Mitra stabilizes agreements and social trust, while Varuṇa enforces ṛta and can bind or release moral fault. Their joint power suits situations involving oaths, disputes, and purification.
No. The hymn is primarily a truth-and-release invocation. A simple practice uses clean water and sincere satya-saṅkalpa; optional offerings or a symbolic cord can reinforce the ‘unbinding’ intention.
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