Sukta 46
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras type)
Devata: Svapna (Dream), with Varuṇānī and Yama as invoked genealogical powers
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-count verification against a critical text)
这首简短的《阿闼婆吠陀》禳咒针对duḥsvapna（恶梦）及其所携带的可怖凶兆，将梦魇视为一种处于阈限、近乎死亡的力量——可以被点名、被识知，并被导向他处。通过指出Svapna（梦）的谱系（Varuṇānī与Yama），并宣称已完全知晓其起源，赞歌迫使“梦”由加害者转为守护者。末尾以“转移”公式将一切恶梦与恶梦之害托付给敌对的仇敌，从而封固病者一夜平安。
Mantras
Mantra 1
दुःष्वप्ननाशनम्। यो न जी॒वोऽसि॒ न मृ॒तो दे॒वाना॑ममृतग॒र्भोऽसि स्वप्न । व॒रु॒णा॒नी ते॑ मा॒ता य॒मः पि॒तार॑रु॒र्नामा॑सि
汝既非生者亦非死者，噩梦啊——汝属诸神，怀有不死之胎。伐楼那尼（Varuṇānī）为汝之母，阎摩（Yama）为汝之父；阿鲁尔（Arur）乃汝之名。
Mantra 2
वि॒द्म ते॑ स्वप्न ज॒नित्रं॑ देवजामी॒नां पु॒त्रोऽसि य॒मस्य॒ कर॑णः । अन्त॑कोऽसि मृ॒त्युर॑सि। तं त्वा॑ स्वप्न॒ तथा॒ सं वि॑द्म॒ स नः॑ स्वप्न दु॒ष्वप्न्या॑त् पाहि
我们知晓汝之出生，梦啊：汝为神族亲类之子，乃阎摩（Yama）之器具。汝是终结者；汝是死亡。如此我们彻知汝，梦啊：愿汝护佑我们，免于恶梦之害。
Mantra 3
यथा॑ क॒लां यथा॑ श॒फं यथ॒र्णं सं॒नय॑न्ति । ए॒वा दु॒ष्वप्न्यं॒ सर्वं॑ द्विष॒ते सं न॑यामसि
如人把一份份聚拢，如人把有蹄的群畜赶拢，如人把债务收拢——如是我们把一切由恶梦而起的凶祟，尽都转送给那憎恨者。
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used to prevent or neutralize bad dreams (duḥsvapna) and the feared misfortunes thought to follow from them, especially when nightmares recur or cause anxiety.
Because Svapna is treated as a liminal force that moves between worlds—linked to Yama and death—so naming this in-between status helps the practitioner gain control over its harmful effects.
Not in its wording: it works primarily through recitation and the logic of naming/knowing. Some traditions may add simple customary supports, but the sukta itself is textually self-sufficient.
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