Atharva Veda 3.31.1: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 31, Mantra 1
Sukta 31
यक्ष्मनाशनम् वि दे॒वा ज॒रसा॑वृत॒न् वि त्वम॑ग्ने॒ अरा॑त्या । व्य॑१हं सर्वे॑ण पा॒प्मना॒ वि यक्ष्मे॑ण॒ समायु॑षा
yakṣmanā́śanam ví devā́ jarásāvṛtan ví tvám agne arā́tyāḥ | vy àháṃ sárveṇa pā́pmanā ví yakṣméṇa samā́yuṣā
A destroyer of wasting-disease: the Gods have driven it off, the covering of decay; thou too, O Agni, drive it off—misfortune. From every evil taint, from wasting-disease, together with full life, may I be set free.
യക്ഷ്മ-നാശകം: ദേവന്മാർ ജരയുടെ ആവരണം അകറ്റി ഓടിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു; നീയും, ഹേ അഗ്നേ, അരാതി (അപശകുനം/ദുര്ഭാഗ്യം) അകറ്റുക. സർവ്വ പാപ്മൻ (ദോഷ-മലിനത) മുതൽ, യക്ഷ്മ മുതൽ, സമായുഷാ (പൂർണ്ണ ആയുസ്സ്) സഹിതം—ഞാൻ മോചിതനാകട്ടെ.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgirasa tradition (healing hymn)
Devata: Agni; also the functional power ‘Yakṣmanāśana’ (disease-destroyer)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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