Mantra 1
Sukta 57
दुःष्वप्ननाशनम्। यथा कलां यथा शफं यथर्णं संनयन्ति । एवा दुष्वप्न्यं सर्वमप्रिये सं नयामसि
yáthā kalā́m yáthā śapháṃ yáthárṇaṃ saṃnáyanti | evā́ duṣvápmyaṃ sárvam ápriye sáṃ nayāmasi
As men gather up a portion, as they gather up the hoof, as they gather up the wave’s mass—so do we gather up and convey, in its entirety, the evil of ill-dream unto the Unloved (the foe).
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution for this late book is often generalized; consult Śaunakīya anukramaṇī for precise assignment).
Devata: Duṣvapnya (ill-dream) as the target; implicit protective power of the Atharvanic mantra.
Chandas: Mixed/late Atharvanic; approximates Anuṣṭubh cadence but not strictly regular.
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