Mantra 1
ये त्रिषप्ताः परियन्ति विश्वा रूपाणि बिभ्रतः । वाचस्पतिर्बला तेषां तन्वो अद्य दधातु मे ॥
Ye triṣaptāḥ pariyanti viśvā rūpāṇi bibhrataḥ. Vācaspatirbalā teṣāṁ tanvo adya dadhātu me.
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Kanda 1
Divine Protection, Healing & Overcoming Obstacles
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The Shield of Goodness and Healing Water
Welcome to Atharvaveda Kanda 1! Here we learn how clean water, good thoughts, and gentle words protect our body and keep us happy, strong, and brave.
The Quest of the Healing Fountain: Help the young apprentice find the four sacred drops of crystal water that protect the village from illness.
Bhaishajya & Raksha-Tattva: The Sacred Healing Arts and Psychosomatic Immunity
Kanda 1 opens with invocations to Vachaspati (Lord of Speech) and the Apah (cosmic waters). In Vedic medicine (Ayurveda), health (Arogya) is the balanced integration of mind, vital breath, and bodily humors, grounded in universal Rta.
Recited during Santikarma and Bhaishajya rites. Oblations offered with protective herbs (Apamarga, Pippali) into the Shantikagni to neutralize physical and psychological ailments.
Mantra 2
विद्मा शरस्य पितरं पर्जन्यं भूरिधायसम् । विद्मो ष्वस्य मातरं पृथिवीं भूरिवर्षसम् ॥
Vidmā śarasya pitaraṁ parjanyaṁ bhūridhāyasam. Vidmo ṣvasya mātaraṁ pṛthivīṁ bhūrivarṣasam.