Mantra 7
Sukta 6
मुञ्चन्तु मा शपथ्याऽदहोरात्रे अथो उषाः । सोमो मा देवो मुञ्चतु यमाहुश्चन्द्रमा इति
muñcántu mā śapathyā́d ahorātré átho uṣā́ḥ | sómo mā devó muñcatu yám āhúś candramā́ íti ||
Let Day and Night, and let the Dawns, release me from the oath-bound sin. Let Soma, the God, release me—he whom men call the Moon.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/collective in this expiatory cluster)
Devata: Ahorātra, Uṣas, Soma/Candramas
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV expiatory verses; this verse conforms to the common cadence)
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