Deities of Anuvaka 4
- A
- AAyusĀyus (Samāyus / Full Lifespan)
Restorer
In 1 hymn
- YYakshmaYakṣma (personified disease)
Destroyer
In 1 hymn
- PPapmanPāpman (malign impurity)
Destroyer
In 1 hymn
Anuvaka 4
अस्य अनुवाकस्य मुख्यविषयः—यक्ष्मस्य पाप्मनश्च भैषज्य-निष्कासनं कृत्वा समायुषः (पूर्णायुषः) प्रतिष्ठापनम्। उपविषयाः—(१) रोगस्य रोगिणः पृथक्करणं (वियोजनम्), (२) रोगिणं पूर्णतया तेजसा बलिना च सह पुनः संयोजनं तथा निरुपद्रवजीवनस्य स्थापनम्, (३) वैद्यकारणरूपात् दुष्टमलात् (पाप्मनः) शोधनम्, (४) क्षयव्याधेः पुनरावृत्तिनिवारणाय रक्षावर्धनम्। व्यवहारतः—क्षय/यक्ष्मलक्षणेषु, दीर्घकालदौर्बल्ये, पुनःपुनरुपद्रवे च एतत् मन्त्रप्रयोगः क्रियते।
Kinds of charm
Bhaishajya (healing): 1
Suktas in Anuvaka 4
Deities of Anuvaka 4
Inside Anuvaka 4
The theme
Bhaiṣajya exorcism of yakṣma and pāpman to restore samāyus (complete lifespan)
Threads through it
- Ritual ‘separation’ (viyojana) of disease from the patient
- Re-linking the patient with wholeness, vitality, and unimpaired life
- Purification from malign impurity (pāpman) as a medical cause
- Protective reinforcement against relapse of wasting illness
Who it serves
Used when a person shows signs of wasting/consumption, chronic debility, or recurring illness—aimed at removing the affliction and securing full life and strength.
What it heals
- Yakṣma (wasting disease/consumption) and chronic debilitySukta 3.31
- Pāpman (malign impurity) understood as a contaminating cause of illness and misfortuneSukta 3.31
- Threat to lifespan (shortening of āyus), fear of decline and relapseSukta 3.31
Frequently Asked Questions
Its central aim is Bhaiṣajya healing: the repeated ritual ‘separation’ of the patient from yakṣma (wasting disease) and pāpman (malign impurity), and the restoration of samāyus—an unimpaired, complete lifespan.
Sukta 3.31 is the defining hymn here, focused on driving off yakṣma and pāpman while reuniting the patient with full life (samāyus).
It is primarily mantra-based: the therapeutic action is framed as verbal-ritual expulsion of disease and impurity and verbal restoration of lifespan and vitality.
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