Sukta 116
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn ascribed in the Anukramaṇī to Atharvan/Angiras-type seers; requires edition-specific confirmation).
Devata: Jvara (Fever) personified; śīta-jvara as a specific form.
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (requires metrical verification against full pada-count in critical text).
这首简短的疗病赞歌把“热病／发热”（Jvara）当作具人格的力量来呼唤，祈求其平息，尤其针对“寒热”（śīta-jvara，带寒战的冷性热病）与间歇反复之型。诗中以“致敬／礼敬”（namo）的安抚方式称名奉敬，同时运用阿闼婆吠陀常见的驱逐与转移策略：命令复发的热病离开病者，转而附着于替代物——青蛙。因而其效力具双重面向：一方面以尊名安抚热病，另一方面以改道转移将其从患者身上移除。
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Frequently Asked Questions
It is a healing (bhaiṣajya) hymn meant to pacify and remove fever, especially cold-fever (śīta-jvara) and fevers that recur on set days.
The frog functions as a substitute recipient in a transference rite: the mantra instructs the recurring fever to leave the patient and ‘go upon’ the frog instead, symbolically carrying the illness away.
Both: it begins with respectful homage to fever’s named forms (appeasement) and then turns to a direct directive that the fever depart and relocate, expressing Atharvanic healing authority.
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