Atharva Veda Sukta 45
Kanda 7Anuvaka 5Sukta 452 Mantras

Sukta 45

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī confirmation needed)

Devata: Bheṣaja (remedy) / personified counter-agent to Īrṣyā

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Himne ringkas dua mantra ini ialah jampi penyembuhan sosial yang memperlakukan īrṣyā (cemburu/iri hati) sebagai kuasa yang membakar dan memudaratkan, lalu memanggil bheṣaja (penawar) untuk meneutralkannya. Penutur “mengambil” agen penangkal itu dari jauh—secara simbolik dari ranah manusia bersama, bahkan dari Sindhu—kemudian memerintahkan agar kecemburuan itu ditarik keluar dan dipadamkan seperti bara api, sehingga kedamaian sosial serta perlindungan dipulihkan kepada orang yang dirawat.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 7.45

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It addresses īrṣyā—jealousy or envy—treated as a harmful, heat-like force that can damage relationships and wellbeing. The hymn installs a remedy and commands the envy to be drawn out and pacified.

The fire simile explains envy as something that spreads, burns, and harms if not checked. By commanding it to be quenched like a firebrand, the mantra enacts cooling and separation of that hostile emotion from the client.

The text does not name a specific plant; it speaks of a bheṣaja (remedy) in general. In practice, the ‘remedy’ can be a simple protective token—an herb bundle or knotted thread—consecrated with recitation and a symbolic quenching action.

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