Mantra 1
Sukta 12
सर्प-विष-निवारणम्। परि द्यामिव सूर्योऽहीनां जनिमागमम्। रात्री जगदिवान्यद्धंसात् तेना ते वारये विषम्
pári dyā́m iva sū́ryo ’hī́nāṁ jánim ā́gamam | rā́trīr jágad ivā́nyad haṁsā́t ténā te vārayé víṣam ||
As the Sun encompasseth the heaven, so have I come upon the serpents’ birth. As from the Haṁsa the other moving world (is kept apart), by that same power I ward from thee the poison.
Rishi: Atharvanic healer tradition (not explicit here).
Devata: Sūrya (as purifier) and the apotropaic power of the mantra; venom as adversary.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical confirmation).
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