Mantra 10
Sukta 2
ये वध्वश्चन्द्रं वहतुं यक्ष्मा यन्ति जनाँ अनु । पुनस्तान् यज्ञिया देवा नयन्तु यत आगताः
yé vadhváś candráṃ vahatúṃ yakṣmā́ yánti jánāṃ ánu | púnas tā́n yajñíyā devā́ náyantu yátá ā́gatāḥ
What wasting ills, in bridal guise, pursue the shining bridal-bearing, following the folk—those let the sacrifice-worthy Gods lead back again, to the place from which they came.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (vivāha hymn complex).
Devata: Yajñiya Devāḥ (the worship-receiving gods) as expellers; adversary: Yakṣma.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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