Atharva Veda 12.2.47: Kanda 12, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 47
Sukta 2
इ॒ममिन्द्रं॒ वह्निं॒ पप्रि॑म॒न्वार॑भध्वं॒ स वो॒ निर्व॑क्षद् दुरि॒ताद॑व॒द्यात्। तेनाप॑ हत॒ शरु॑मा॒पत॑न्तं॒ तेन॑ रु॒द्रस्य॒ परि॑ पाता॒स्ताम्
imám índraṃ váhniṃ páprim ánv ārabhadhvaṃ sá vo nír vakṣad duritā́d avadyā́t | ténā́pa hata śárum ā́patantaṃ ténā́ rudrásya pári pātā stā́m ||
Lay hold on this Indra, bearer and protector; he shall lead you forth from evil and from blame. With him smite off the arrow as it flieth toward you; with him, from Rudra’s power, may ye be guarded round about—so be it.
Ergreift diesen Indra, den Vahni, den Träger und Beschützer; er wird euch aus Übel und Schuld herausführen. Mit ihm schlagt den Pfeil ab, der auf euch zufliegt; mit ihm möget ihr ringsum vor Rudras Macht behütet sein — so sei es.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Indra (primary); Rudra as the feared source of arrows
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (longer pādas; Atharvanic mixed meter)
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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