Sukta 4
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for maṇi and bheṣaja hymns; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on Anukramaṇī tradition for this sukta).
Devata: Jāṅgiḍa (as personified remedy/amulet) and the apotropaic power opposed to Viṣkandha and Attrins.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; short pādas with Atharvanic cadence—confirmable against pada-count in a metrical edition).
Mantera Atharvanik yang ringkas ini memperkasa Jāṅgiḍa sebagai maṇi (azimat/penawar) kurniaan dewa, yang melindungi pemakainya daripada gangguan jenis Viṣkandha, kuasa-kuasa rākṣasa, dan para “pemakan” (attrin). Ia membingkai penawar itu sebagai ubat sejagat (viśvabheṣaja) yang bukan sahaja menangkis agen-agen bermusuhan dan sihir/ilmu hitam (kṛtyā), malah “membawa maju” jangka hayat seseorang melampaui bahaya.
Mantras
Mantra 1
दीर्घायुःप्राप्तिः। दी॒र्घा॒यु॒त्वाय॑ बृह॒ते रणा॒यारि॑ष्यन्तो॒ दक्ष॑माणाः॒ सदै॒व। म॒णिं वि॑ष्कन्ध॒दूष॑णं जङ्गि॒डं बि॑भृमो व॒यम्
Demi panjang umur; demi perjuangan yang besar; tanpa cedera, mengerahkan kekuatan kami untuk selama-lamanya—kami menyandang mani (azimat) Jāṅgiḍa, pembinasa Viṣkandha, perosak si perompak.
Mantra 2
जङ्गि॒डो ज॒म्भाद् वि॑श॒राद् विष्क॑न्धादभि॒शोच॑नात्। म॒णिः स॒हस्र॑वीर्यः॒ परि॑ णः पातु वि॒श्वतः॑
Daripada Jambha, daripada Viśará, daripada Viṣkandha, daripada Abhiśocana—semoga mani (azimat) yang berdaya seribu melingkungi kami dan melindungi kami dari segala arah.
Mantra 3
अ॒यं विष्क॑न्धं सहते॒ऽयं बा॑धते अ॒त्त्रिणः॑ । अ॒यं नो॑ वि॒श्वभे॑षजो जङ्गि॒डः पा॒त्वंह॑सः
Ini menewaskan Viṣkandha; ini menghalau para Pemangsa (Attrin). Jāṅgiḍa ini, ubat bagi segala, semoga memelihara kami daripada kesusahan, dosa, dan mudarat.
Mantra 4
दे॒वैर्द॒त्तेन॑ म॒णिना॑ जङ्गि॒डेन॑ मयो॒भुवा॑ । विष्क॑न्धं॒ सर्वा॒ रक्षां॑सि व्याया॒मे स॑हामहे
Dengan azimat kurniaan para dewa, dengan Jaṅgiḍa yang membawa kesejahteraan,—Viṣkandha dan segala Rākṣasa, dalam penghalauan, kami menewaskan.
Mantra 5
श॒णश्च॑ मा जङ्गि॒डश्च॒ विष्क॑न्धाद॒भि र॑क्षताम्। अर॑ण्याद॒न्य आभृ॑तः कृ॒ष्या अ॒न्यो रसे॑भ्यः
Semoga Śaṇa dan Jaṅgiḍa melindungiku daripada Viṣkandha. Yang satu dibawa dari rimba; yang satu lagi dari tanah yang diusahakan, daripada sari-sari tumbuhan.
Mantra 6
कृ॒त्या॒दूषि॑र॒यं म॒णिरथो॑ अराति॒दूषिः॑ । अथो॒ सह॑स्वान् जङ्गि॒डः प्र ण॒ आयुं॑षि तारिषत्
Azimat ini pemusnah sihir yang dibuat-buat; malah juga pemusnah permusuhan. Dan lagi, Jaṅgiḍa yang gagah akan membawa umur-umur kami melintas dengan selamat (melepasi bahaya).
Frequently Asked Questions
Jāṅgiḍa is the name of a protective remedy treated as a living power embodied in an amulet (maṇi). The hymn speaks to it as an active guardian that repels afflictions and hostile forces.
Viṣkandha is an Atharvanic term for a harmful, obstructive affliction—often imagined as a binding force that causes distress. The sukta’s aim is to overpower and drive it away using the Jāṅgiḍa-maṇi.
The verses are recited over a prepared amulet while it is held and then tied onto the person (neck/arm/waist) as protection. The hymn explicitly frames the object as ‘this’ effective remedy, meant to be worn or applied.
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