Mantra 2
Sukta 39
त्रीणि ते कुष्ठ नामानि नद्यमारो नद्यारिषः । नद्यायं पुरुषो रिषत्। यस्मै परिब्रवीमि त्वा सायंप्रातरथो दिवा
trī́ṇi te kúṣṭha nā́māni nadyamāŕo nadyā́riṣaḥ | nadyā́yāṃ púruṣo riṣat | yásmai paribrávīmi tvā sāyáṃprā́tar átho dívā ||
Three are thy names, O Kuṣṭha: River-slayer, River-unharmed. At the river a man is injured; for whom I speak thee round about—at eve, at morn, and also by day.
Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (specific anukramaṇī attribution to be confirmed).
Devata: Kuṣṭha (oṣadhi-devatā).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (to be verified).
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