Sukta 13
हस्ता॑भ्यां॒ दश॑शाखाभ्यां जि॒ह्वा वा॒चः पु॑रोग॒वी। अ॒ना॒म॒यि॒त्नुभ्यां॒ हस्ता॑भ्यां॒ ताभ्यां॑ त्वा॒भि मृ॑शामसि
hástābhyāṃ dáśaśākhābhyāṃ jihvā́ vā́caḥ purogávī | anāmayítnubhyāṃ hástābhyāṃ tā́bhyāṃ tvā́bhí mṛśāmasi
With hands, ten-branched with fingers, while the tongue goes foremost of speech, with hands that make for freedom from disease—with those two hands we touch thee over.
Con ambas manos, de diez ramas que son los dedos, mientras la lengua va al frente de la palabra, con manos que procuran ausencia de enfermedad, con esas dos manos te tocamos por todas partes.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attributions vary)
Devata: Hasta/Vāc as functional deities (healing touch and sacred speech)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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