Atharva Veda 19.39.1: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 39, Mantra 1
Sukta 39
कुष्ठनाशनम्। ऐतु॑ दे॒वस्त्राय॑माणः॒ कुष्ठो॑ हि॒मव॑त॒स्परि॑ । त॒क्मानं॒ सर्वं॑ नाशय॒ सर्वा॑श्च यातुधा॒न्यः
áitu devás trā́yamāṇaḥ kúṣṭho himávatas pári | takmā́naṃ sárvaṃ nāśaya sárvāś ca yātudhā́nyaḥ ||
Let the god Kuṣṭha come, a saviour, from about the Himavat. Destroy every Takmán-fever, and all the Yātudhānī demonesses.
કુષ્ઠનાશનમ્। હિમવતની આસપાસથી રક્ષક દેવ કુષ્ઠ અહીં આવે. સર્વ તક્માન-જ્વરને નાશ કર; અને સર્વ યાતુધાન્યઃ (રાક્ષસી/દૈત્ય સ્ત્રીઓ)ને પણ નાશ કર.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for oṣadhi-sūktas; specific r̥ṣi attribution requires pada-anukramaṇī confirmation).
Devata: Kuṣṭha (oṣadhi as devatā); secondarily Takmán (as adversary) and Yātudhānīs (as adversaries).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV healing charms; to be metrically verified per pāda).
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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