Sukta 2
येन॑ दे॒वा असु॑रा॒न् प्राणु॑दन्त॒ येनेन्द्रो॒ दस्यू॑नध॒मं तमो॑ नि॒नाय॑ । तेन॒ त्वं का॑म॒ मम॒ ये स॒पत्ना॒स्तान॒स्माल्लो॒कात् प्र णु॑दस्व दू॒रम्
yéna devā́ ásurān prā́ṇudanta yénéndro dasyū́n ádhamam támo ninā́ya | téna tváṁ kā́ma máma yé sapátnās tā́n asmā́l lokā́t prá ṇudasva dū́ram
With that whereby the Gods drave forth the Asuras, whereby Indra led the Dasyus down into nethermost darkness—with that, O Kāma, do thou drive far away from this world those rivals of mine.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (variable)
Devata: Kāma (with Indra and the Devas as exempla)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-type (Atharvanic mixed)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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