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Sukta 18
पि॒शा॒च॒क्षय॑णमसि पिशाच॒चात॑नं मे दाः॒ स्वाहा॑
piśāca-kṣáyaṇam asi piśāca-cátanaṁ me dāḥ svā́hā
Thou art the wasting of the Piśācas; bestow on me the driving-forth of the Piśācas—svāhā.
તું પિશાચોના ક્ષય (નાશ) કરનાર છે; મને પિશાચોને હાંકી કાઢવાની શક્તિ આપ—સ્વાહા।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly Atharvan/Angiras-type for rakṣoghna material)
Devata: Mantra/Charm as personified apotropaic power; functionally directed against Piśācas
Chandas: Mixed/short formulaic; effectively treated as a brief anuṣṭubh-like utterance in ritual use
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: raudra
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