Mantra 2
Sukta 57
सं राजानो अगुः समृणाम्यगुः सं कुष्ठा अगुः सं कला अगुः । समस्मासु यद् दुष्वप्न्यं निर्द्विषते दुष्वप्न्यं सुवाम
sáṃ rājā́no agúḥ sáṃ ṛṇā́my agúḥ sáṃ kúṣṭhā́ agúḥ sáṃ kalā́ agúḥ | sám asmā́su yád duṣvápmyaṃ nírdviṣate duṣvápmyaṃ suvā́ma
Together have the Kings come; together have the debts come; together have Kuṣṭha come; together have the portions come. What ill-dream evil is upon us—this ill-dream evil let us drive forth unto the hater.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late book attribution; consult anukramaṇī).
Devata: Kuṣṭha (as healing power) and Duṣvapnya (as expelled entity).
Chandas: Late Atharvanic, loosely Anuṣṭubh-like.
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