Sukta 113
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angirasic healing corpus)
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (with Trita as mythic purifier; grahi as adversary)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; not metrically verified here)
Himne penyembuhan-apotropaik yang ringkas ini mematahkan ‘grāhi’—penyakit yang mencengkam atau kerasukan—dengan terlebih dahulu menyingkirkan enas manusia (rasa bersalah/pencemaran) melalui teladan mitos penyucian Trita. Kemudian ia menghalau pāpmān (kejahatan yang dipersonifikasikan) ke dalam pembawa alam yang menyebarkan—sinar, asap, kabus, dan buih sungai—seraya menyeru Viśve Devāḥ dan Pūṣan untuk “menghapuskan” durita serta memusnahkan si pencengkam dengan brahman (kuasa mantra).
Mantras
Mantra 1
पापनाशनम्। त्रि॒ते दे॒वा अ॑मृजतै॒तदेन॑स्त्रि॒त ए॑नन्मनु॒ष्येऽषु ममृजे । ततो॒ यदि॑ त्वा॒ ग्राहि॑रान॒शे तां ते॑ दे॒वा ब्रह्म॑णा नाशयन्तु
Pemusnah dosa. Di Trita para Dewa menghapus kesalahan ini; Trita menghapusnya dalam kalangan manusia. Maka kemudian, jika Sang Penyergap telah menangkapmu, biarlah para Dewa, dengan mantera suci (brahman), membinasakannya bagimu.
Mantra 2
मरी॑चीर्धू॒मान् प्र वि॒शानु॑ पाप्मन्नुदा॒रान् गच्छो॒त वा॑ नीहा॒रान्। न॒दीनां॒ फेनाँ॒ अनु॒ तान् वि न॑श्य भ्रूण॒घ्नि पू॑षन् दुरि॒तानि॑ मृक्ष्व
Ke dalam sinar, ke dalam asap-asap masuklah, wahai Kejahatan; pergilah ke ruang-ruang terbuka, atau ke kabus-kabus. Menyusuri buih sungai—mengikutinya—lenyaplah: wahai Pūṣan, pembunuh janin, hapuskanlah keburukan-keburukan itu.
Mantra 3
द्वा॒द॒श॒धा निहि॑तं त्रि॒तस्याप॑मृष्टं मनुष्यैन॒सानि॑ । ततो॒ यदि॑ त्वा॒ ग्राहि॑रान॒शे तां ते॑ दे॒वा ब्रह्म॑णा नाशयन्तु
Dua belas kali ganda ia disimpan—milik Trita—disapu bersih daripada dosa-dosa manusia. Sesudah itu, jika Sang Penyergap (grāhi) memegangmu, biarlah para Dewa, dengan mantra brahman, membinasakannya untukmu.
Frequently Asked Questions
Grāhi is the ‘seizer’—a harmful force imagined as taking hold of a person (like a sudden affliction, possession, or gripping illness). The hymn asks the Gods to destroy it through brahman (mantra-power).
Trita is presented as a mythic purifier: the Gods wipe off enas in Trita, and Trita wipes it off among humans. This precedent is used to make the patient’s cleansing ritually certain and effective.
Not necessarily. The text itself emphasizes brahman (the spoken formula) and a cleansing action (wiping/sprinkling). Natural dispersal symbols—smoke, mist, or flowing water imagery—support the expulsion described in the verses.
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