Sukta 25
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi not specified in the provided excerpt; commonly anonymous/Angiras-type attribution in AV healing clusters)
Devata: The charm’s target is the disease-agent (vākāḥ) as a personified affliction; operative power is the mantra itself (brahman)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (Atharvanic healing verses frequently approximate anuṣṭubh; exact metrical scan may be irregular)
《阿闼婆吠陀》6.25是一首简短的阿闼婆式驱逐咒，用以逐出成群结队的病患之灵——名为vākāḥ——它们被想象为蜂拥的势力，压迫并侵袭身体的特定关节（如颈、肩），必须从病者的范围中被放逐。通过以递进的组数点名列举这些病灵（五/五十；七/七十；九/九十），此歌在仪式上将其“点数除尽”并使之四散，凭借brahman（有效之言、成就之语）的施行力封固疗愈。其效力属辟邪祛病：并不与疾病讨价还价，而是以强势的遣散公式命令它“从此处”消失。
Mantras
Mantra 1
मन्याविनाशनम् पञ्च॑ च॒ याः प॑ञ्चा॒शच्च॑ सं॒यन्ति॒ मन्या॑ अ॒भि। इ॒तस्ताः सर्वा॑ नश्यन्तु वा॒का अ॑प॒चिता॑मिव
（此为）消解忿怒之咒：那五种、又那五十种，聚集而来、以忿怒相逼者；愿它们从此处尽皆消亡，如无人看守之牛群四散走失。
Mantra 2
स॒प्त च॒ याः स॑प्त॒तिश्च॑ सं॒यन्ति॒ ग्रैव्या॑ अ॒भि। इ॒तस्ताः सर्वा॑ नश्यन्तु वा॒का अ॑प॒चिता॑मिव
那七种，以及那七十种，聚集而压迫于颈项者——愿此处一切名为Vākā的病患尽皆消散，如同消耗病者身上的斑痕渐渐退去。
Mantra 3
नव॑ च॒ या न॑व॒तिश्च॑ सं॒यन्ति॒ स्कन्ध्या॑ अ॒भि। इ॒तस्ताः सर्वा॑ नश्यन्तु वा॒का अ॑प॒चिता॑मिव
那九种，以及那九十种，聚集而压迫于肩膀者——愿此处一切名为Vākā的病患尽皆消散，如同消耗病者身上的斑痕渐渐退去。
Frequently Asked Questions
In AV 6.25, vākāḥ are treated as personified eruptive or pressure-like afflictions—agents that ‘gather and press upon’ the body and can be commanded to leave.
The counting formula ‘totalizes’ the illness: it ritually includes every hidden strand of the affliction, so the command ‘let them all vanish’ leaves nothing behind.
The verses themselves prescribe no medicine; the primary instrument is the spoken charm with a banishing gesture. Some traditions add washing or a simple protective thread, but these are optional supports.
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