Sukta 3
अग्ने॑ म॒न्युं प्र॑तिनु॒दन् परे॑षां॒ त्वं नो॑ गो॒पाः परि॑ पाहि वि॒श्वतः॑ । अपा॑ञ्चो यन्तु नि॒वता॑ दुर॒स्यवो॒ऽमैषां॑ चि॒त्तं प्र॒बुधां॒ वि ने॑शत्
ágnē mányuṃ pratinudán paréṣāṃ tváṃ no gōpā́ḥ pári pāhi viśvátaḥ | apā́ñcō yantu nivátā durasyávo ’máīṣāṃ cíttaṃ prabúdhāṃ ví nēśat ||
O Agni, thrusting back the wrath of others, be thou our guardian; encompass and protect us from all sides. Let the ill-aiming go away turned backward, with heads bowed down; and do thou scatter—lead off to ruin—their mind, though waking and alert.
O Agni, indem du den Zorn der anderen zurückdrängst, sei unser Hüter; umgib uns und schütze uns von allen Seiten. Mögen die übel Zielenden rückwärts abziehen, mit gesenktem Haupt; und du zerstreue—führe ins Verderben—ihren Geist, auch wenn er wach und wachsam ist.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the supplied excerpt)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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