Mantra 1
Sukta 13
सर्पविषनाशनम्। ददिर्हि मह्यं वरुणो दिवः कविर्वचोभिरुग्रैर्नि रिणामि ते विषम्। खातमखातमुत सक्तमग्रभमिरेव धन्वन् नि जजास ते विषम्
sarpa-viṣa-nāśanam | dadír hí máhyaṃ váruṇo diváḥ kavír vácobhir ugráir ní riṇāmi te viṣám | khātám ákhātam utá saktám ágrabham írāiva dhánvan ní jajāsa te viṣám ||
Destruction of serpent-venom. For Varuṇa, the heavenly Sage, is a giver unto me: with potent words I drive away thy poison. Poison dug in, poison not dug in, and poison that clingeth—this have I seized; like a rushing force, running, I have crushed away thy poison.
Rishi: Atharvanic healer-seer (specific anukramaṇī attribution varies within AV 5th kāṇḍa).
Devata: Varuṇa (as healer/unbinder) and the targeted Viṣa (as adversarial entity)
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (Atharvanic healing verses often loosen strict RV meters)
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