Mantra 1
Sukta 28
रक्षोघ्नम्। उप प्रागाद् देवो अग्नी रक्षोहामीवचातनः । दहन्नप द्वयाविनो यातुधानान् किमीदिनः
úpa prá̄gād devó agní rakṣohā́mīvácātanaḥ | dáhann ápa dvayāvíno yātudhā́nān kīmīdínaḥ ||
Forth hath advanced the god, even Agni, slayer of the Rákṣasas, the banisher of disease; burning away the double-dealing ones—Yātudhānas and Kīmīdins—he driveth them off.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Āṅgiras lineages; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Agni (as Rakṣohā and Amīvācātana)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; standard for many AV protective verses)
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