Mantra 8
Sukta 2
एमं पन्थामरुक्षाम सुगं स्वस्तिवाहनम्। यस्मिन् वीरो न रिष्यत्यन्येषां विन्दते वसु
imáṃ pánthā́m arukṣā́m sugáṃ svàsti-vā́hanam | yásmin vīró ná ríṣyaty anyéṣāṃ vindáte vásu
This path we make unharmful—easy of passage, a bearer of welfare—whereon the man is not smitten, and from others wins him wealth.
هذا الطريق نجعله غير مؤذٍ—سهل المسلك، حاملًا للسلامة—عليه لا يُضرَب الرجل، ومن الآخرين ينال ثروة.
Rishi: Traditionally assigned within AV 14.2 (Vivāha) to Atharvanic seers (often Atharvan/Angiras lineages in anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Svasti (auspicious well-being) / Path (Panthā) as functional focus; implicitly Savitṛ as impeller of safe passage.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV vivāha material)
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