Sukta 8
ह॒रि॒माणं॑ ते॒ अङ्गे॑भ्यो॒ऽप्वाम॑न्त॒रोदरा॑त्। य॒क्ष्मो॒धाम॒न्तरा॒त्मनो॑ ब॒हिर्निर्म॑न्त्रयामहे
harimā́ṇaṃ te aṅgébhyo ’pvā́m antaró̱darāt | yakṣmó̱dhām antarā́tmano bahír nírmantrayāmahé ||
Thy yellowness from the limbs, apvā from within the belly, and yakṣma’s settled abode from within the self—we charm them forth and drive without.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt)
Devata: Harimān/Apvā/Yakṣma as disease-agents to be expelled
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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