Mantra 1
Sukta 37
कृमिनाशनम्। त्वया पूर्वमथर्वाणो जघ्नू रक्षांस्योषधे । त्वया जघान कश्यपस्त्वया कण्वो अगस्त्यः
kr̥mí-nāśanam | tváyā́ pū́rvam átharvāṇo jaghnú rákṣāṃsy oṣadhe | tváyā́ jaghāna kaśyápas tváyā́ káṇvo agástyaḥ ||
Worm-slaying art thou. By thee of old the Atharvans smote the Rākṣasas, O Herb; by thee did Kaśyapa slay, by thee did Kaṇva, Agastya.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic seers; the verse itself cites Atharvans, Kaśyapa, Kaṇva, Agastya as precedent authorities
Devata: Oṣadhi (the Herb) as personified healer; secondarily anti-rākṣasa power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
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