Sukta 2
स्योनास्मै भव पृथिव्यनृक्षरा निवेशनी । यच्छास्मै शर्म सप्रथाः
syóṇā́ asmaí bhava pṛthivy anṛkṣarā́ nivéśanī | yáchā́ asmaí śárma sa-práthā́ḥ ||
Be gracious unto him, O Earth, uncrumbled, a home of rest; bestow on him broad-spreading shelter and sure protection.
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic funerary seers (Atharvan/Angiras complex; hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Pṛthivī (Earth), as protective dwelling-giver
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV 18; this verse is anuṣṭubh-like in cadence)
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