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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Āṅgirasa headings for bhaiṣajya hymns; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Kuṣṭha (as personified healing plant) allied with Soma; also implicitly the Devas as source.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV healing verses; metrical exactness may be affected by Saṃhitā sandhi).
这首《医药颂》(bhaiṣajya-sūkta)为库什塔(Kuṣṭha)——生于群山的疗愈之草——行灌顶祝圣,称其为诸神所赢得的“甘露之凭”(amṛta-token),并与苏摩(Soma)结盟,因此尤能驱逐塔克曼(takman,热病/疟热)并复苏生命机能。颂文将此草的起源安置于至高天界(近阿湿瓦塔树 Aśvattha、诸神之座)以确证其灵验,继而把这种神圣权威落实到具体疗治目标:调复气息(prāṇa、vyāna)与恢复视力。
Mantra 1
कुष्ठतक्मनाशनम्। यो गि॒रिष्वजा॑यथा वी॒रुधां॒ बल॑वत्तमः । कुष्ठेहि॑ तक्मनाशन त॒क्मानं॑ ना॒शय॑न्नि॒तः
库什塔(Kuṣṭha),灭热病者——你生于群山之中,为诸草木中最具威力者。来吧,噢灭热病者,在此将热病从这里驱除、消灭。
Mantra 2
सु॒प॒र्ण॒सुव॑ने गि॒रौ जा॒तं हि॒मव॑त॒स्परि॑ । धनै॑र॒भि श्रु॒त्वा य॑न्ति वि॒दुर्हि त॑क्म॒नाश॑नम्
生于山岳之上,出自喜马梵(Himavant)周边,在苏帕尔那(Suparṇa)之“生发处”:人们听闻此物,携礼而来;因为他们确知它乃“吞噬热病者”(takmánāśanam)。
Mantra 3
अ॒श्व॒त्थो दे॑व॒सद॑नस्तृ॒तीय॑स्यामि॒तो दि॒वि। तत्रा॒मृत॑स्य चक्ष॑णं दे॒वाः कुष्ठ॑मवन्वत
阿湿伐他(Aśvattha)乃诸神之座,立于第三、无量之天;在那里有不死之相(标记);在那里诸神赢得了库什塔(Kuṣṭha)。
Mantra 4
हि॒र॒ण्ययी॒ नौर॑चर॒द्धिर॑ण्यबन्धना दि॒वि। तत्रा॒मृत॑स्य॒ पुष्पं॑ दे॒वाः कुष्ठ॑मवन्वत
一艘黄金之舟在天界驰行,以黄金为缚索。彼处有不死之花;诸神在那里得获库ष्ठ(Kuṣṭha)。
Mantra 5
हि॒र॒ण्ययाः॒ पन्था॑न आस॒न्नरि॑त्राणि हिर॒ण्यया॑ । नावो॑ हिर॒ण्ययी॑रास॒न् याभिः॒ कुष्ठं॑ नि॒राव॑हन्
道路是黄金的,桨也是黄金的;舟亦为黄金:凭借这些,他们把库ष्ठ(Kuṣṭha)运出,携带而去。
Mantra 6
इ॒मं मे॑ कुष्ठ॒ पूरु॑षं॒ तमा व॑ह॒ तं निष्कु॑रु । तमु॑ मे अग॒दं कृ॑धि
库ष्ठ(Kuṣṭha)啊,把我这人带来,把他解脱、驱逐(病祟)。并且为我,使他成为解毒之身(成其为良药)。
Mantra 7
दे॒वेभ्यो॒ अधि॑ जा॒तोऽसि॒ सोम॑स्यासि॒ सखा॑ हि॒तः । स प्रा॒णाय॑ व्या॒नाय॒ च॑क्षुषे मे अ॒स्मै मृ॑ड
你由诸天之上而生;你属苏摩(Soma),为他安置得当的良友。为我的普拉那(prāṇa)与维亚那(vyāna),为我的眼力——愿你怜悯此人。
Mantra 8
उद॑ङ् जा॒तो हि॒मव॑तः॒ स प्रा॒च्यां नी॑यसे॒ जन॑म्। तत्र॑ कुष्ठ॑स्य॒ नामा॑न्युत्त॒मानि॒ वि भे॑जिरे
你生于喜马梵(Himavant)之北,遂被引导至东方之民。于彼处,库什塔(Kuṣṭha)之卓越名号已被宣示并分配得当。
Mantra 9
उ॒त्त॒मो नाम॑ कुष्ठस्युत्त॒मो नाम॑ ते पि॒ता। यक्ष्मं॑ च॒ सर्वं॑ ना॒शय॑ त॒क्मानं॑ चार॒सं कृ॑धि
库什塔(Kuṣṭha)之名至上;你父之名亦至上。请毁灭一切雅克什玛(yakṣma);亦令塔克曼(takman)止息——使阿拉萨(ārasa)之疾消退。
Mantra 10
शी॒र्षा॒म॒यमु॑पह॒त्याम॒क्ष्योस्त॒न्वो॒३रपः॑ । कुष्ठ॒स्तत् सर्वं॒ निष्क॑र॒द् दैवं॑ समह॒ वृष्ण्य॑म्
已击倒头部之病,并(诸患)在眼与在身者——都退散!库ṣṭha(苦斯陀草)将这一切尽皆驱逐;那由神所遣之祸,悉数除去,并(复归)充盛的精力。
Kuṣṭha is a medicinal plant treated as a divine power. The hymn portrays it as heaven-authorized and Soma-allied, so that its use becomes both medicine and sacred protection.
It primarily targets takman—fever—imagined as an afflicting force that must be expelled. It also asks for recovery of strength, steady breathing (prāṇa, vyāna), and clear eyesight.
Traditionally it is recited over Kuṣṭha to consecrate it, then the herb is applied by touch/rubbing or carried as a tied packet. The mantra frames the remedy as deva-derived and directs the fever to depart.
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