Mantra 12
Sukta 6
ये सूर्यं न तितिक्षन्त आतपन्तममुं दिवः । अरायान् बस्तवासिनो दुर्गन्धींल्लोहितास्यान् मककान् नाशयामसि
yé sū́ryaṃ ná titíkṣanta ātápantam amúṃ diváḥ | arā́yān basta-vāsíno durgándhīṃl lohitā́syān makákān nāśayāmasi
Those who cannot endure the Sun, that scorching one of heaven—those hostile pen-dwellers, foul-smelling, red-mouthed makakas—these we cause to perish, we drive away.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Sūrya (as purifier) invoked indirectly; adversary: arāyas/makakas
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
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