Mantra 1
Sukta 2
(१६ ककुम्मती पराबृहती, १८ निचृत् ४० पुरस्तात् ककुम्मती), ३ आस्तारपङ्क्तिः, ६ भुरिगार्षी पङ्क्तिः, नडमा रोह न ते अत्र लोक इदं सीसं भागधेयं त एहि । यो गोषु यक्ष्मः पुरुषेषु यक्ष्मस्तेन त्वं साकमधराङ् परेहि
naḍám ā́ roha ná te átra loká idáṃ sī́saṃ bhāgadhéyaṃ tú éhi | yó góṣu yákṣmaḥ púruṣeṣu yákṣmas téna tváṃ sā́kam adharā́ṅ pár ehi ||
Climb thou upon the reed: no place is thine here. This lead is thy allotted portion—come, take it. The yákṣma that is in cattle, the yákṣma that is in men—with that, together, go thou downward and away.
Rishi: Atharvanic healer-seer (specific anukramaṇī attribution varies for AV 12.2).
Devata: Yákṣma (as personified disease) as the addressed target; the rite is apotropaic.
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (AV medical charms often loosen strict RV meters).
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