Sukta 12
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies by school)
Devata: Madhu (sweetness) and sacred Waters (Āpaḥ; named rivers)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant Atharvanic cadence; mixed/irregular possible)
《阿闼婆吠陀》6.12是一首简短的阿闼婆那系疗愈咒，用以驱除蛇毒：它祈请宇宙的净化者与神圣知识的全权威力，使毒害退散。结尾以“甘甜”（madhu）安抚诸水与具名的河流，将疗治扩展为“息灾/安宁”（śānti）：令口（摄取与言语）与心（生命—情感的中心）得以康宁。此咒力在于把毒从病者身上分离出去（如太阳周遍的清净），并以蜜润、吉祥之水重建和谐。
Mantras
Mantra 1
सर्प-विष-निवारणम्। परि॒ द्यामि॑व॒ सूर्योऽही॑नां॒ जनि॑मागमम्। रात्री॒ जग॑दिवा॒न्यद्धं॒सात् तेना॑ ते वारये वि॒षम्
（蛇毒之止息。）如同太阳环绕穹苍，我已抵达诸蛇之生起之处。又如夜中之“哈ṃ萨”（Haṁsa，天鹅/灵鸟）使其余流动的世界分离不杂；凭此同一威力，我为你遮止、驱却毒液。
Mantra 2
यद् ब्र॒ह्मभि॒र्यदृषि॑भि॒र्यद् दे॒वैर्वि॑दि॒तं पु॒रा। यद् भू॒तं भव्य॑मास॒न्वत् तेना॑ ते वारये वि॒षम्
凡婆罗门所知、凡仙人所知、凡诸天自古所知；凡已成者、凡将成者，作为既立之实——凭此我为你遮止、驱却毒液。
Mantra 3
मध्वा॑ पृञ्चे न॒द्यः॑१ पर्व॑ता गि॒रयो॒ मधु॑ । मधु॒ परु॑ष्णी॒ शीपा॑ला॒ शमा॒स्ने अ॑स्तु॒ शं हृ॒दे
我以蜜之甘润洒遍诸河；群山、丘陵——皆成蜜甜。帕鲁什尼（Paruṣṇī）是蜜，希帕拉（Śīpālā）亦是蜜：愿口得安吉，愿心得安吉。
Frequently Asked Questions
It is primarily used to ward off snake-venom (viṣa), stopping its harmful spread and restoring calm, auspicious well-being—especially for mouth and heart.
Madhu symbolizes pacification and restoration of wholesome ‘taste’ and harmony, while waters cleanse and carry away impurity. Together they ritually replace the toxic condition with sweetness and śānti.
Yes. In urgency it may be recited as a protective charm with clean water (and honey if available). Traditional practice pairs recitation with sprinkling/sipping honeyed water, but the mantra’s warding intent remains central.
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