Sukta 9
दुःखनाशनम्। क॒र्शफ॑स्य विश॒फस्य॒ द्यौः पि॒ता पृ॑थि॒वी मा॒ता। यथा॑भिच॒क्र दे॑वा॒स्तथाप॑ कृणुता॒ पुनः॑
duḥkhanāśanam | karśáphasya viśáphasya dyáuḥ pitā́ pṛthivī́ mātā́ | yáthābhicakrá devā́s tathā́pa kṛṇuta púnaḥ
For the destruction of suffering: of Karśapha, of Viśapha—Heaven is father, Earth is mother. As the Gods once drave (the evil) back, so now do ye drive it away, and bring (the sufferer) back again to soundness.
यह मंत्र दुख दूर करने के लिए है। आसमान बाप है और धरती माँ है। जैसे देवों ने बुराई को पीछे धकेला था, वैसे ही तुम भी उसे हटा दो और वापस ठीक कर दो।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for AV 3.9)
Devata: Dyāvāpṛthivī (Heaven-and-Earth); Devāḥ as banishers of evil
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh tendency (probable)
Primary: karuna
Secondary: shanta
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