Mantra 9
Sukta 31
यां ते चक्रुः पुरुषास्थे अग्नौ संकसुके च याम्। म्रोकं निर्दाहं क्रव्यादं पुनः प्रति हरामि ताम्
yā́ṃ te cakrúḥ púruṣāsthe agnáu sáṃkasuke ca yā́m | mrokáṃ nirdāháṃ kravyā́daṃ púnaḥ práti harāmi tā́m ||
What they have wrought against thee on a man’s seat, what in the fire, and what in the saṃkasuka; the wasting, the consuming burn, the flesh-devouring power—this do I take and bear back again in return.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic (cycle attribution variable)
Devata: Kṛtyā and destructive agencies (kravyād-type) as the adversary
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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