Sukta 23
Rishi: Uncertain (requires anukramaṇī verification for AVŚ 7.23.1).
Devata: Rakṣoghna-brahman (the mantra’s own power); implicitly Indra/Agni as destroyers of rakṣas in Atharvanic idiom.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires scansion).
《阿闼婆吠陀》7.23是一则简短的驱罗刹（rakṣoghna）咒，针对夜间与身心相涉的一整组苦患——恶梦、“不善生活”、鬼魅压迫，以及敌对的言语。它以一段近于阿努什图布（anuṣṭubh）体的宣说，点名诸种威胁并施行放逐，旨在恢复安稳睡眠、生命力与言语—社会层面的安宁。
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It protects against bad dreams and the forces believed to cause them—demonic oppression, life-wasting misfortune, deathward influences, and harmful/hostile speech.
No. The verse itself is designed as a self-sufficient rakṣoghna-brahman: the spoken mantra is the primary instrument, though simple cleansing or sprinkling water may be added optionally.
Before sleep is the most natural timing; it can also be recited right after a disturbing dream or whenever one feels pressured by misfortune, fear, or slander.
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