Mantra 1
Sukta 31
यक्ष्मनाशनम् वि देवा जरसावृतन् वि त्वमग्ने अरात्या । व्य१हं सर्वेण पाप्मना वि यक्ष्मेण समायुषा
yakṣmanā́śanam ví devā́ jarásāvṛtan ví tvám agne arā́tyāḥ | vy àháṃ sárveṇa pā́pmanā ví yakṣméṇa samā́yuṣā
A destroyer of wasting-disease: the Gods have driven it off, the covering of decay; thou too, O Agni, drive it off—misfortune. From every evil taint, from wasting-disease, together with full life, may I be set free.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgirasa tradition (healing hymn)
Devata: Agni; also the functional power ‘Yakṣmanāśana’ (disease-destroyer)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)
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