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अथर्ववेद - काण्ड 12/ सूक्त 2/ मन्त्र 1
सूक्त - भृगुः
देवता - अग्निः
छन्दः - त्रिष्टुप्
सूक्तम् - यक्ष्मारोगनाशन सूक्त
न॒डमा रो॑ह॒ न ते॒ अत्र॑ लो॒क इ॒दं सीसं॑ भाग॒धेयं॑ त॒ एहि॑। यो गोषु॒ यक्ष्मः॒ पुरु॑षेषु॒ यक्ष्म॒स्तेन॒ त्वं सा॒कम॑ध॒राङ्परे॑हि ॥
स्वर सहित पद पाठन॒डम् । आ । रो॒ह॒ । न । ते॒ । अत्र॑ । लो॒क: । इ॒दम् । सीस॑म् । भा॒ग॒ऽधेय॑म् । ते॒ । आ । इ॒हि॒ । य: । गोषु॑ । यक्ष्म॑: । पुरु॑षेषु । यक्ष्म॑: । तेन॑ । त्वम् । सा॒कम् । अ॒ध॒राङ् । परा॑ । इ॒हि॒ ॥२.१॥
स्वर रहित मन्त्र
नडमा रोह न ते अत्र लोक इदं सीसं भागधेयं त एहि। यो गोषु यक्ष्मः पुरुषेषु यक्ष्मस्तेन त्वं साकमधराङ्परेहि ॥
स्वर रहित पद पाठनडम् । आ । रोह । न । ते । अत्र । लोक: । इदम् । सीसम् । भागऽधेयम् । ते । आ । इहि । य: । गोषु । यक्ष्म: । पुरुषेषु । यक्ष्म: । तेन । त्वम् । साकम् । अधराङ् । परा । इहि ॥२.१॥
अथर्ववेद - काण्ड » 12; सूक्त » 2; मन्त्र » 1
Translation -
[N. B.-This second hymn of the 12th Kand is concerned with the Agni-kravyad, fire which consumes the dead. Kravyad Agni has many aspects which have been neglected by the neo-commentators of the Atharvaveda. They had prejudices of Pauranic element. The description of Shatapatha about Kravyad is one meaning but it is not the whole that this word encompasses within it. The fire used to burn the dead body of man is called Kravyad. This is not the full meaning of the word. There are three kinds of fire which are used in rituals etc :-Amad, Kraya and Annad. The fire which consumes the cereals, fruit, etc which are uncooked is called Amad. The fire which is used in the Yajna sacraments etc is know Annad. The Havi also comes within the category of Anna. The fire which is used to consume flesh by burning it. which is used medically to consume the diseases of body and limbs, which is used in the form of weapons to kill animals, enemies piercing it into the flesh and limbs is called kravyad Agni. Funeral fire is also called kravysed Agni But the hymn under question is not meant narrowly and exclusively. Here the Kravyad Agni has been used to play its part in broad and comprehensive scope.] This cremating ground is not the exclusive only place to hold this fire confined for consigning the dead bodies Let this mount to be used in shafts and arrows and the lead is its appointed metal in making bullets etc for fire arms, so let it come to this for proper use. Let this fire go destroying below and away together with the disease which are develop ed in men and developed in cows.