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Atharvaveda - VI 25 Charm against scrofulous sores upon neck and shoulders
Identifier
015854
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis, also known as scrofula, refers to a lymphadenitis of the cervical lymph nodes associated with mycobacteria. The charm here also refers to all skin diseases for example, psoriasis.
A description of the experience
Atharvaveda - translated by Maurice Bloomfield
The five and fifty sores that gather together here upon the nape of the neck
from here they all shall pass away
as the pustules of the disease called apakit
The seven and seventy sores that gather together here upon the neck
from here they all shall pass away
as the pustules of the disease called apakit
The nine and ninety sores that gather together here upon the shoulders
from here they all shall pass away
as the pustules of the disease called apakit