Mantra 1
Sukta 17
अपामार्गः। ईशाणां त्वा भेषजानामुज्जेष आ रभामहे । चक्रे सहस्रवीर्यं सर्वस्मा ओषधे त्वा
apāmārgaḥ | īśā́nāṃ tvā bheṣajānā́m ujjéṣe ā́ rabhāmahe | cakré sahásravīryaṃ sárvasmai oṣadhe tvā
Apāmārga! Thee, sovereign of medicines, for victory we grasp and take in hand. Thou hast fashioned thousandfold might: for every need, O Herb, thee we invoke.
Rishi: Atharvanic seer(s) of the Bhaisajya corpus
Devata: Apāmārga (personified Oṣadhi)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic invocatory style)
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