Mantra 3
Sukta 19
अग्रमेष्योषधीनां ज्योतिषेवाभिदीपयन्। उत त्रातासि पाकस्याथो हन्तासि रक्षसः
ágram eṣy óṣadhīnām jyótiṣeva abhidīpáyan | utá trātā́si pākásyā́tho hantā́si rákṣasaḥ ||
Foremost thou goest of herbs, as with a light thou shinest forth against (the foe). And thou art guardian of the household’s food; moreover thou art the slayer of the Rākṣasas.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type seership for apāmārga hymns)
Devata: Apāmārga (personified oṣadhi) as the operative power; secondarily rakṣoghna light
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables)
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