Sukta 16
वि॒हह्लो॒ नाम॑ ते पि॒ता म॒दाव॑ती॒ नाम॑ ते मा॒ता। स हि॑न॒ त्वम॑सि॒ यस्त्वमा॒त्मान॒माव॑यः
vihahló nā́ma te pitā madā́vatī nā́ma te mātā́ | sá hí nu tvám asi yás tvám ātmā́nam āváyaḥ
Vihahla by name is thy father; Madāvatī by name is thy mother. For thou art now that one who weaveth thyself about (the man).
Vihahla heißt dein Vater; Madāvatī heißt deine Mutter. Denn du bist derjenige, der sich nun um (den Menschen) schlingt, der sich selbst um ihn webt.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type attribution (medical-exorcistic register)
Devata: Personified eye-affliction (Vihahla) and its mythic lineage
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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