Sukta 4
इमं मे कुष्ठ पूरुषं तमा वह तं निष्कुरु । तमु मे अगदं कृधि
imáṃ me kúṣṭha pū́ruṣaṃ tám ā́ vaha táṃ níṣkuru | tám u me ágadaṃ kṛdhi ||
This man of mine, O Kuṣṭha—bring him hither; him do thou make free (drive it out): and him, for me, do thou render an antidote.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Kuṣṭha (personified remedy)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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