Atharva Veda Sukta 65
Kanda 7Anuvaka 7Sukta 653 Mantras

Sukta 65

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (plant-hymn complex; not specified in supplied excerpt)

Devata: Apāmārga (plant-deity/medicine as personified agent)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

Himne Apāmārga yang ringkas ini ialah jampi penawar-sumpahan dan penyucian yang padat: tumbuhan itu disapa sebagai kuasa hidup yang memurnikan secara moral, yang menghalau kutukan bermusuhan serta “noda” batin (śamala). Dalam tiga bait anuṣṭubh, Apāmārga dipohon agar mengusir sumpahan dari luar, membasuh kesalahan diri sendiri, dan menyingkirkan pencemaran yang diperoleh melalui sentuhan dengan agen-agen berbahaya yang mengikat.

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 7.65

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

Apāmārga is a medicinal plant (Achyranthes aspera) spoken to as a personified power that can repel harm and cleanse impurity, acting like a living purifier.

It targets three linked troubles: curses or hostile speech aimed at a person, inner moral/ritual “stain,” and contamination picked up through contact with harmful or binding influences.

A practitioner recites the verses while sweeping or rubbing the patient lightly with Apāmārga, intending that curses and impurities are wiped off and driven away, then the used plant is discarded outside.

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