Atharva Veda Sukta 90
Kanda 6Anuvaka 9Sukta 903 Mantras

Sukta 90

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous in AV; associated with Atharvan/Angiras healing corpus)

Devata: Rudra (as sender and, by appeasement, remover of the missile)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.; AV healing verses commonly in anuṣṭubh)

Este breve hino terapêutico do Atharvaveda trata a dor interna aguda como a «flecha» de Rudra, cravada nos membros e no coração, e, por meio do mantra, a extrai e a torna inofensiva. Ele combina a linguagem da extração (vi vṛh-) com a purificação dos canais (dhāmanī-) e termina apaziguando Rudra com repetidas homenagens ao projétil em cada etapa do seu voo, prevenindo a recorrência.

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 6.90

Mantras

Frequently Asked Questions

It is a ritual image for sudden, piercing illness or pain—especially in limbs and the heart—treated as a lodged missile that can be drawn out and neutralized by mantra.

It frames the body as a network through which pain/poison can spread; the mantra calls in “nirviṣa” (poisonless, antidotal) force so the affliction cannot remain or circulate.

Both: it performs extraction (removal) and then uses repeated namas (homage) to calm Rudra and ‘finish’ the missile’s power at every stage, helping prevent a return of the attack.

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