Mantra 2
Sukta 42
सोमारुद्रा युवमेतान्यस्मद् विश्वा तनूषु भेषजानि धत्तम्। अव स्यतं मुञ्चतं यन्नो असत् तनूषु बद्धं कृतमेनो अस्मत्
sómārudrā yuvám etā́ny asmád víśvā tanū́ṣu bheṣajā́ni dhattam | áva syatam muñcatáṃ yán no ásat tanū́ṣu baddháṃ kṛtám éno asmát ||
O Soma and Rudra, do ye twain bestow upon our bodies all these medicines. Drive ye away, unloose ye, whatsoever hath been to us—bound within our bodies—the guilt, the sin wrought, from us.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies in anukramaṇī lists for adjacent hymns)
Devata: Soma and Rudra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant; verse-length consistent with anuṣṭubh cadence)
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