Mantra 7
Sukta 10
शं नः सोमो भवतु ब्रह्म शं नः शं नो ग्रावाणः शमु सन्तु यज्ञाः । शं नः स्वरूणा मितयो भवन्तु शं नः प्रस्वः१ शम्वस्तु वेदिः
śáṃ naḥ sómo bhavatu bráhma śáṃ naḥ | śáṃ no grā́vāṇaḥ śám u santu yajñā́ḥ | śáṃ naḥ svarū́ṇā mitáyo bhavantu | śáṃ naḥ prasváḥ śám vastu védíḥ ||
Weal be to us: may Soma be for our good; weal be to us from the sacred prayer. Weal be to us: weal, indeed, may the pressing-stones be; and may the sacrifices be weal. Weal be to us: may the fair-formed measures be; weal be to us: weal be increase, weal the dwelling, weal the altar.
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (varies by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Soma; Brahman (sacral speech); ritual implements and the sacrifice itself (yajña) as quasi-deities.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
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