Sukta 107
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific attribution varies)
Devata: Sūrya (rays) and Āpaḥ (Waters)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh tendency (requires metrical verification)
एष एकऋचः भैषज्यापोत्प्रतिकारमन्त्रः सूर्यस्य सप्त रश्मीन् तथा समुद्रजाः आपः/स्रोतांसि रक्षकशक्तिरूपेण आह्वयति, ये आपदः पारं सुरक्षितं नयन्ति। अयं निष्कासनमन्त्रत्वेनापि वर्तते—प्रवाहिण्यः आपः ‘शल्यं’ (लघ्नं काष्ठकणादि वा) शिथिलयित्वा आकृष्य बहिः नयन्त्विति प्रार्थ्यन्ते; तच्च शल्यं यथार्थविदेशद्रव्यं वा, अथवा वेदना-पूय-रोगाद्युपद्रवस्य रूपकं भवितुमर्हति।
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
It means “a passing-over” or “safe crossing,” signaling that the mantra is meant to help someone move safely through danger or a threatening condition.
It can be literal (a thorn/splinter/foreign body) and also metaphorical—any ‘stuck’ pain, infection, or affliction imagined as embedded and needing to be drawn out.
The Sun’s seven rays are invoked as protective carriers that bring one safely through, while the waters/streams are invoked as cleansing flow that loosens and makes the harmful ‘splinter’ slip out.
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