Atharva Veda Sukta 57
Kanda 6Anuvaka 6Sukta 573 Mantras

Sukta 57

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here)

Devata: Bheṣaja; Rudra as lord of healing

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Atharvaveda 6.57 ialah mantera penyembuhan ringkas berasaskan terapi air, yang menafsirkan penderitaan yang tajam dan menikam sebagai “anak panah” Rudra, lalu menangkisnya dengan air ubat yang telah disucikan (jālāṣa). Melalui renjisan yang diulang-ulang dan satu berkat penutup yang menguniversalkan, himpunan ini meluaskan ruang penyembuhan daripada sakit tertentu kepada perlindungan menyeluruh, sehingga Bumi dan Perairan sendiri menjadi bheṣaja (penawar).

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.57

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It targets acute, piercing pains and sudden afflictions described as Rudra’s ‘arrow,’ using consecrated water to drive the pain away and restore vitality.

Jālāṣa is medicinal/consecrated water used for sprinkling or ablution; the hymn treats it as a potent bheṣaja (remedy) empowered under Rudra’s healing authority.

The practitioner recites the verses over water, sprinkles it on the patient (repeatedly as stated), and ends with a sealing prayer that Earth and Waters—and everything—become remedial and protective.

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