Sukta 90
Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgiras-type attribution (book-level tradition; specific r̥ṣi uncertain without padānukramaṇī citation)
Devata: Bodily function/organ-state (implicit); operative power of mantra (vac) rather than a named deity
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (Atharvanic medical verses often deviate from strict RV meters)
Himne ringkas tiga-mantra ini ialah jampi Atharvanik yang padat, bergerak melalui dua tujuan yang saling berkait: pertama, mematahkan kekuatan dan sinar/keunggulan musuh serta memindahkan kuasa dan kekayaan yang mereka himpunkan kepada pelaku; kedua, menormalkan keadaan alat kelamin lelaki yang mengganggu dengan “melonggarkan apa yang tegang/tertarik” dan “menurunkan apa yang terangkat,” yakni membetulkan ketegangan yang menyakitkan atau disfungsi. Kuasanya terutama terletak pada daya operatif mantra (vāc), menggunakan citra paksaan dan pemotongan (kewibawaan gaya Indra/Varuṇa) serta perintah fisiologi yang langsung.
Mantras
Mantra 1
शत्रुबलनाशनम्। अपि॑ वृश्च पुराण॒वद् व्र॒तते॑रिव गुष्पि॒तम्। ओजो॑ दा॒स्यस्य॑ दम्भय
Putuskanlah—seperti pada zaman dahulu—bengkak yang bersimpul itu, seolah-olah pada orang yang bernazar; remukkanlah kekuatan (ojas) si Dāsa.
Mantra 2
व॒यं तद॑स्य॒ सम्भृ॑तं॒ वस्विन्द्रे॑ण॒ वि भ॑जामहै । म्ला॒पया॑मि भ्र॒जः शि॒भ्रं वरु॑णस्य व्र॒तेन॑ ते
Harta yang terkumpul itu—miliknya—akan kami bahagi-bahagikan bersama Indra. Aku melayukan kilau-sinar (bhraj)mu yang menyala, dengan ketetapan Varuṇa atasmu.
Mantra 3
यथा॒ शेपो॑ अ॒पाया॑तै स्त्री॒षु चास॒दना॑वयाः । अ॒व॒स्थस्य॑ क्न॒दीव॑तः शाङ्-कु॒रस्य॑ नितो॒दिनः॑ । यदात॑त॒मव॒ तत् त॑नु॒ यदुत्त॑तं॒ नि तत् त॑नु
Even as the virile member may pass away from women, together with the hindrance to approach—of the standing, the oozing, the sprout-like, the piercing one—what is stretched out, that do thou let down; what is lifted up, that do thou set down.
Frequently Asked Questions
It combines both. Verses 7.90.1–2 work in an abhicāric/apotropaic mode (crushing an enemy’s ojas and withering their brilliance), while 7.90.3 is explicitly therapeutic in effect, commanding normalization of a genital/sexual bodily state.
No single deity is consistently addressed throughout. Indra is invoked as the power of victory and appropriation (7.90.2), Varuṇa as the binding force of ‘vrata’ that withers hostile splendor (7.90.2), and the final verse functions as direct mantra-command over the body rather than praise of a named god.
Not in the text as given—no herbs or amulets are specified. The hymn’s method is primarily verbal/performative (vāc), though some practitioners may add a symbolic ‘cutting’ gesture for 7.90.1 as an optional, interpretive aid.
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