Atharva Veda 5.2.6: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 6
Sukta 2
नि तद् द॑धि॒षेऽव॑रे॒ परे॑ च॒ यस्मि॒न्नावि॒थाव॑सा दुरो॒णे। आ स्था॑पयत मा॒तरं॑ जिग॒त्नुमत॑ इन्वत॒ कर्व॑राणि॒ भूरि॑
ní tád dadhíṣe ’váre páre ca yásmin nā́vithā́vasā duróṇe | ā́ sthāpayata mātáraṃ jigatnúm áta in̄vata kárvarāṇi bhū́ri
That aid thou settest fast, in lower and in higher place, within the house wherein thou helpest with thy succour. Set up the Mother, hasting hitherward; from hence drive forth the many speckled foes.
Du befestigst jene Hilfe, unten wie oben, in dem Haus (duróṇa), worin du mit deinem Beistand schützt. Richtet die Mutter auf, die eilends hierher kommt; von hier vertreibt die vielen gesprenkelten Feinde.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Protective aid (avás) and the ‘Mother’ (mātṛ) as guardian principle
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (approximate)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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