Sukta 2
दु॒ष्वप्न्यं॑ काम दुरि॒तं च॑ कामाप्र॒जस्ता॑मस्व॒गता॒मव॑र्तिम्। उ॒ग्र ईशा॑नः॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्च॒ तस्मि॒न् यो अ॒स्मभ्य॑मंहूर॒णा चिकि॑त्सात्
duṣvápnyaṃ kāma duritáṃ ca kāmā́prajastām asvágatām ávartim | ugrá ī́śānaḥ práti muñca tásmin yó asmábhyam aṃhūraṇā́ cikitsā́t ||
The evil-dreaming, O Kāma, and the evil plight, O Kāma—barrenness, ill-going, and mis-turning: thou fierce lord, cast it back upon that man who, with distressful intent, would contrive against us.
Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (Kāma-cycle)
Devata: Kāma as īśāna; the evils (duṣvapnya/durita) as objects of manipulation
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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