Deities of Anuvaka 4
- AAdityaĀditya (Sun)
Destroyer
In 1 hymn
- RRudra-PashupatiRudra-Paśupati
Protector
In 1 hymn
- VVishvakarmanViśvakarman
Restorer
In 1 hymn
- A
- AAtharvanic healing powermantra as bhaiṣajya
Healer
In 2 hymns
Anuvaka 4
主题：通过驱逐致病之“敌对者”并重新确立社会—祭仪秩序，以恢复生命力。要点：①消灭人身与牛群中的 Kr̥mi（虫/寄生物）；②将 Yákṣma（消耗性疾病）从特定身体部位拔除；③祈求鲁陀罗—帕舒帕提护佑牛群与家宅兴旺；④修补祭仪过失（énas/duriṣṭi），使供献转为圆满之祭（sviṣṭi）；⑤以家宅之火神阿耆尼促成婚姻吸引并稳固关系。实践重点：疾病处置（寄生虫等）。
Kinds of charm
Bhaishajya (healing): 3Paushtika (prosperity): 2Shantika (pacifying): 1
Suktas in Anuvaka 4
Sukta 31
《阿闼婆吠陀》2.31 为一首疗病（bhaisajya）咒歌，旨在毁灭并驱逐 kṛmi——被视为寄生于体内的虫/蠕虫，同时亦被想象为带来疾病的敌对之灵。诗中反复将治愈描绘为“碾碎、击打”的行动：以因陀罗的 dṛṣad（压石、捣石）与阿闼婆系的 vāc（具效力的圣言、咒语）为施行之力，粉碎遍及身体各处的虫类，并斩断其“出生/根源”（janima），使其不得再返。
Sukta 32
《阿闼婆吠陀》2.32是一首“灭蠕”（kṛmi-nāśana）的疗愈咒，召动阿底提耶（太阳）升起与落下的光线，使其化为灼烧、搜寻的武器，用以攻伐体内寄生虫，尤以侵害牛群者为要。此歌将太阳的净化力与阿闼婆系“言语即药”的传统合而为一，宣称咒语之梵力（brahman）能粉碎并驱逐一切类别的kṛmi——内在的、周遭的、巨大的与微小的——从而复苏生命力与繁殖、产出。
Sukta 33
这首《阿闼婆吠陀》的治病赞歌是一种带有“手术式言语拔除”的咒法，用以对治被设想为消耗性病魔的yákṣma；它潜伏并附着于特定器官与组织。咒文以系统的解剖式扫掠逐一指名身体部位，并反复宣告“我们把它撕拔出来”（vi vṛh-），使祈咒成为驱邪性的疗法——将病患从头部与诸感官一路驱离至躯干与皮肤。末段以全身性的清除作结，并借由与迦叶波（Kaśyapa）相关的权威疗愈之流，以及名为vībarha（“连根拔除／拔出者”之力）的加持而增强效力。
Sukta 34
《AVŚ 2.34》是一首简短的阿闼婆系护佑与兴旺之咒，旨在通过承认帕舒帕提（鲁陀罗，群畜之主）为两足与四足众生的正当主宰，来确保牛群与人众的安宁，并向他奉上其应得之分作为“赎买/买脱”（niṣkrīti）。随后咒意扩展为求成就之式：祈请诸神为祭主（yajamāna）开启一条安全的“道路”（gātu/pāthaḥ）；又由阿耆尼解开敌对的束缚与监视，并由毗湿伐羯磨加以守护，使财富、畜群增殖与子嗣得以完好无损。
Sukta 35
《阿闼婆吠陀》2.35为毗湿伐羯摩（宇宙工匠）之赞歌，用以补救祭仪之过失（duriṣṭi/énas），使将败之供献转为成就、能致财富的善成（sviṣṭi）。诗中将祭祀视作具生命之身：具眼、口、言语、听觉与心意；若其任何部分受损，宇宙工匠便能重加锻造，使之复归完整。其力在于复原：召回一切“失落”（naṣṭa）之物——份额、滴落之供物、兴盛与安康——使祭主及其家室重新与祭仪的正当秩序合一。
Sukta 36
《阿闼婆吠陀》2.36为一首家用婚礼咒，旨在引来与少女相称的丈夫，并借由社会认可、兴盛富足与情感和合来稳固这段姻缘。诗中祈请阿耆尼为家宅之中调和与见证的媒介，又请福神薄伽分配“份额”与吉庆，使少女在求婚者中更显可亲可悦，并使婚姻免于忿怒与冒犯。
Deities of Anuvaka 4
Inside Anuvaka 4
The theme
Restoring vitality by expelling disease-agents and re-securing social–ritual order
Threads through it
- Kr̥mi (worm/parasite) destruction in humans and cattle
- Yákṣma (wasting disease) extraction from specific body-parts
- Rudra–Paśupati protection of cattle and household prosperity
- Repair of ritual fault (énas/duriṣṭi) into successful offering (sviṣṭi)
- Marriage-attraction and stabilization through domestic Agni
Who it serves
Illness management (parasites, wasting disease), livestock protection, correcting ritual mistakes to regain prosperity, and securing an auspicious marriage alliance.
What it heals
- Kr̥mi infestation (worms/parasites) in body; disease conceived as hostile agentsSukta 2.31, 2.32
- Kr̥mi afflicting cattle (internal parasites; herd debility)Sukta 2.32
- Yákṣma (wasting disease) lodged in organs/tissuesSukta 2.33
- Threats to cattle and household well-being (loss, fear, vulnerability of herds and people)Sukta 2.34
- Ritual error/énas causing failed offering and loss of prosperitySukta 2.35
- Marriage delay or mismatch; need to attract a suitable husband and secure concordSukta 2.36
Frequently Asked Questions
It concentrates on restoring vitality: expelling kr̥mi (parasites) and yákṣma (wasting disease), while also safeguarding cattle, repairing ritual failure into sviṣṭi, and securing an auspicious marriage.
Suktas 2.31 and 2.32 target kr̥mi. The cure is framed as a forceful expulsion and burning/searching destruction, especially through Āditya’s rays in 2.32.
They extend “healing” to social and ritual life: Rudra–Paśupati protects herd and household (2.34), Viśvakarman converts ritual fault into success and wealth (2.35), and Agni stabilizes a marriage alliance (2.36).
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