Atharva Veda 2.16.5: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 5
Sukta 16
विश्वं॑भर॒ विश्वे॑न मा॒ भर॑सा पाहि॒ स्वाहा॑
viśváṃbhará víśvena mā́ bhárasā pāhi svā́hā
O All-upholding One, with thy universal might, by thy sustaining power do thou protect me—svāhā.
হে বিশ্বম্ভৰ, তোমাৰ বিশ্বব্যাপী বল, তোমাৰ ধাৰণ-শক্তিৰে মোক ৰক্ষা কৰা—স্বাহা।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn)
Devata: Viśvambhara (a sustaining protective power; often treated as a functional epithet rather than a narrowly personified deity)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (short protective formula; exact metrical classification may be listed as anuṣṭubh in anukramaṇī traditions)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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