Sukta 6
ब्रह्मणा तेजसा सह प्रति मुञ्चामि मे शिवम्। असपत्नः सपत्नहा सपत्नान् मेऽधरां अकः
bráhmaṇā́ téjasā sahá práti muñcāmi me śivám | asapatnáḥ sapatná-hā sapatnā́n me ádharāṃ akaḥ ||
With brahman, with fiery might conjoined, I set forth for me auspicious welfare: rival-less, rival-slaying—make thou my rivals lower down.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable)
Devata: Brahman/Tejas embodied in the Mani; functional devatā is the amulet’s power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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