Mantra 14
Sukta 3
अयं ग्रावा पृथुबुध्नो वयोधाः पूतः पवित्रैरप हन्तु रक्षः । आ रोह चर्म महि शर्म यच्छ मा दंपती पौत्रमघं नि गाताम्
ayáṃ grā́vā pr̥thubúdhno vayodhā́ḥ pūtáḥ pavítrair ápa hantu rákṣaḥ | ā róha cárma máhi śárma yaccha mā dámpatī páutram agháṃ ní gātām ||
This stone, broad-based, life-sustaining, purified with purifiers, shall smite away the Rákṣas. Mount thou the hide; vouchsafe great shelter: let not the wedded pair fall down into evil that toucheth their descendants.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (rakṣoghna corpus; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by ancillary tradition)
Devata: Grāvan (as empowered object) / Rakṣoghna power; protective Śarman
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
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