Sukta 2
संभले मलं सादयित्वा कम्बले दुरितं वयम्। अभूम यज्ञियाः शुद्धाः प्र ण आयूंषि तारिषत्
sambhalé málaṃ sādayitvā́ kambalé duritáṃ vayám | abhū́ma yajñíyāḥ śuddhā́ḥ prá ṇa ā́yūṃṣi tāriṣat ||
Having caused the filth to settle in the sambhala, the evil in the blanket, we have become purified and fit for sacrifice: may our life-spans be borne safely onward and prolonged.
Rishi: Atharvanic vivāha tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Śuddhi/Āyus (purity and longevity as operative powers).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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