Atharva Veda 8.7.22: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 7, Mantra 22
Sukta 7
व॒रा॒हो वे॑द वी॒रुधं॑ नकु॒लो वे॑द भेष॒जीम्। स॒र्पा ग॑न्ध॒र्वा या वि॒दुस्ता अ॒स्मा अव॑से हुवे
varāhó veda vīrúdʰaṃ nakuló veda bheṣajī́m | sarpā́ gandharvā́ yā́ vidús tā́ asmā́ aváse huve
The Boar knows the plant; the Mongoose knows the remedy. What Serpents and Gandharvas know—those I invoke for this man’s aid.
सुअर जानते हैं कौनसा पौधा काम आता है। नकुल जानते हैं दवा कैसे करती है। साँप और गंधर्व जो भी जानते हैं, मैं उस शक्ति को बुला रहा हूँ। यह शक्ति इस आदमी की मदद करेगी।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (ṛṣi attribution varies).
Devata: Oṣadhayaḥ with invoked ‘knowers’ (Varāha, Nakula, Sarpa, Gandharva) as mediating powers.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like.
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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