Atharva Veda 11.9.16: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 16
Sukta 9
ख॒डूरे॑ऽधिचङ्क्र॒मां खर्वि॑कां खर्ववा॒सिनी॑म्। य उ॑दा॒रा अ॒न्तर्हि॑ता गन्धर्वाप्स॒रस॑श्च॒ ये । स॒र्पा इ॑तरज॒ना रक्षां॑सि
khaḍū́re ’dhicaṅkrāmā́ṃ khárvikāṃ khárva-vā́sinīm | yé udārā́ antárhitā gandharvāpsárasaś ca yé | sarpā́ itarajanā́ rákṣāṃsi ||
In Khadūra, striding over, the dwarf-woman, dweller among dwarfs; they whose gaping mouths lie hidden within—Gandharvas and Apsarases—and they, the serpents, the other tribes, the Rakṣases.
खडूरा नाम की जगह पर एक छोटी औरत रहती है। वो बाकी छोटे लोगों के साथ रहती है। वहाँ गंधर्व और अप्सरा भी हैं, जो अपने मुँह छुपाके रखते हैं। साँप और राक्षस भी वहाँ हैं, अलग-अलग जात के।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (verify Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Rakṣas/Gandharva-Apsaras complex as disease-agents
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (verify)
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: raudra
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