Mantra 1
Sukta 42
पापमोचनम्। सोमारुद्रा वि वृहतं विषूचीममी वा या नो गयमाविवेश । बाधेथां दूरं निरृतिं पराचैः कृतं चिदेनः प्र मुमुक्तमस्मत्
sómārudrā ví vṛhatam viṣū́cīm amī́ṃ vā yā́ no gáyam āvivéśa | bā́dhethāṃ dūráṃ nírṛtiṃ parācaíḥ kṛtáṃ cid énaḥ prá mumuktam asmát
O Soma and Rudra, drive ye apart the straying evil—or the sickness—which hath entered our life and home. Smite ye away, far off, Destruction backward; and even the sin that is done, from us set free.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi ascription varies by Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Soma-Rudra (dual); with Nirṛti and Enas as targeted afflictions
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
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