Mantra 1

Sukta 115

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पापलक्षणनाशनम्। प्र पतेतः पापि लक्ष्मि नश्येतः प्रामुतः पत । अयस्मयेनाङ्केन द्विषते त्वा सजामसि

IAST Transliteration

prá patetáḥ pāpí lakṣmi náśyetáḥ prā́mútaḥ pata | ayasmáyenā́ṅkena dvíṣate tvā sajāmasi ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Fly forth, O evil Lakṣmī; vanish away—fly hence to yonder. With an iron hook we fasten thee upon the hater.

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per anukramaṇī for 7.115)

Devata: Pāpi Lakṣmī (personified evil fortune/blemish)

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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