Atharva Veda 9.5.4: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 4
Sukta 5
अनु॑च्छ्य श्या॒मेन॒ त्वच॑मे॒तां वि॑शस्तर्यथाप॒र्व॑१सिना॒ माभि मं॑स्थाः । माभि द्रु॑हः परु॒शः क॑ल्पयैनं तृ॒तीये॒ नाके॒ अधि॒ वि श्र॑यैनम्
anuchyá śyāména tvácam etā́ṃ víśas taryathā́ parvasínā mā́bhi maṃsthāḥ | mā́bhi druháḥ parúśaḥ kalpayaínam tṛtī́ye nā́ke ádhi ví śrayaínam
Cover him over with this dark hide, in jointed wise, that it overpass not unto the folk; fasten not upon us. Let not treacherous, cruel harms be fashioned against him: in the third heaven, there establish him firmly.
Bedecke ihn mit dieser dunklen Haut, gegliedert nach den Gelenken, damit sie nicht auf die Leute übergehe; hafte nicht an uns. Es sollen gegen ihn keine trügerischen, grausamen Schädigungen bereitet werden; im dritten Himmel richte ihn fest auf.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Protective power of the covering (tvac/ajina); implicit cosmic order of nāka
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires scansion confirmation; text has some uncertain readings)
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: shanta
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