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HYMN XLII

A prayer for delivery from sin and sickness 1. Scatter and drive away, Soma and Rudra, the sickness that hath    come within our dwelling,   Afar into the distance chase Destruction, and even from commit-    ted sin release us. 2. Lay on our bodies, O ye twain, O Soma and Rudra, all those    balms that heal diseases.   Set free and draw away the sin committed, which we have still    inherent in our persons.