Mantra 1
Sukta 22
तक्मनाशनम्। अग्निस्तक्मानमप बाधतामितः सोमो ग्रावा वरुणः पूतदक्षाः । वेदिर्बर्हिः समिधः शोशुचाना अप द्वेषांस्यमुया भवन्तु
takmanā́śanam | agníḥ takmā́nam ápa bādhatām itáḥ sómo grā́vā váruṇaḥ pūtádakṣāḥ | védir bárhiḥ samídhaḥ śóśucānā ápa dvéṣāṃsy amúyā bhavantu ||
A fever-devourer. Let Agni from hence repel the Fever away: Soma, the pressing-stone, and Varuṇa of purified powers. Let altar, sacred grass, and blazing kindlings—let the hatreds go away by yonder path.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic healer-seer (specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Agni (primary), with Soma and Varuṇa; Takman as the targeted personified disease.
Chandas: Mixed; first segment is a heading-like tag; main verse tends toward triṣṭubh/jagatī (verify by syllable count).
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