Sukta 20
वर्म॑ मे॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी वर्माह॒र्वर्म॒ सूर्यः॑ । वर्म॑ मे॒ विश्वे॑ दे॒वाः क्र॒न् मा मा प्राप॑त् प्रतीचि॒का
várma me dyā́vā-pṛthivī́ vármā́har várma sū́ryaḥ | várma me víśve devā́ḥ krán mā́ mā́ prā́pat pratīcikā́
Mine be the armour Heaven and Earth; armour be Day, armour the Sun. Mine be the armour which all the Gods have fashioned: let not the counter-coming evil reach me—no, let it not strike.
Harnisch seien mir Himmel und Erde; Harnisch sei der Tag, Harnisch die Sonne. Harnisch sei mir, was alle Götter bereitet haben: Das entgegenkommende Unheil erreiche mich nicht — nein, es treffe nicht.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Heaven-and-Earth, Day, Sun, and the All-Gods; antagonist: Pratīcikā
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like with refrain repetition
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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