Atharva Veda Sukta 45
Kanda 6Anuvaka 5Sukta 453 Mantras

Sukta 45

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the provided excerpt)

Devata: Duḥsvapna (evil dream) as adversary; protective force implicit

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)

这首简短的《阿闼婆吠陀》赞歌是一则辟邪与疗愈的咒辞,用以驱逐“恶梦”(duḥsvapna)——以及其所暗示的心识污染——使心神得以在家宅之内、在自家牛群之间安稳休息。诗中一方面直接放逐这“心之恶”,另一方面又以净化之祈请求阿耆尼(Agni)除去人在醒时与睡时所积聚的过失;末尾则以近似赎罪(prāyaścitta)的恳祷,求因陀罗/婆罗门那斯帕提(Brahmaṇaspati)护佑,使人免于错误、罪愆与忧苦。

Sanskrit recitationAtharva Veda 6.45

Mantras

Mantra 1

दुःष्वप्ननाशनम्। प॒रोऽपे॑हि मनस्पाप॒ किमश॑स्तानि शंससि । परे॑हि॒ न त्वा॑ कामये वृ॒क्षां वना॑नि॒ सं च॑र गृ॒हेषु॑ गोषु॑ मे॒ मनः॑

(除恶梦之咒)走开,退去吧,心之罪恶!你为何宣说不祥之言?退去吧:我不愿要你。你去在树木与林野间游行;在我的家中、在我的牛群中,愿我的心安住(清明)。

Mantra 2

अ॒व॒शसा॑ निः॒शसा॒ यत् प॑रा॒शसो॑पारि॒म जाग्र॑तो॒ यत् स्व॒पन्तः॑ । अ॒ग्निर्वि॑श्वा॒न्यप॑ दुष्कृ॒तान्यजु॑ष्टान्या॒रे अ॒स्मद् द॑धातु

以呼气、以吸气——无论是醒者或睡者,凡一切过度的游离与偏逸——愿阿耆尼(Agni)把一切恶行、一切不蒙悦纳之事,尽皆驱离,远远置于我们之外。

Mantra 3

यदि॑न्द्र ब्रह्मणस्प॒तेऽपि॒ मृषा॒ चरा॑मसि । प्रचे॑ता न आङ्गिर॒सो दु॑रि॒तात् पा॒त्वंह॑सः

若我们,因陀罗啊,婆罗门斯帕提(Brahmaṇaspati,圣言之主)啊,即便在迷误中也曾偏行——愿那先知先觉的安吉罗萨(Aṅgiras)护佑我们,免于恶途,免于苦厄与罪咎。

Frequently Asked Questions

It is used to drive away evil or disturbing dreams and to restore mental steadiness and household safety, especially after a nightmare or ominous dream.

The verse treats breath as the channel through which subtle impurity or agitation can be released; with Agni invoked, faults from waking or sleep are symbolically carried away and purified.

No special herbs or amulets are required in the text; traditionally one may recite near a domestic fire or lamp and use clean water for simple purification, but recitation with focused intent is central.

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