Mantra 5
Sukta 9
इमानि यानि पञ्चेन्द्रियाणि मनःषष्ठानि मे हृदि ब्रह्मणा संशितानि । यैरेव ससृजे घोरं तैरेव शान्तिरस्तु नः
imā́ni yā́ni páñcendriyā́ṇi mánaḥ-ṣaṣṭhāni me hṛdí bráhmaṇā saṃśitā́ni | yáir evá sasṛjé ghóram táir evá śā́ntir astu naḥ
These five sense-powers, with mind the sixth, that in my heart are compacted by brahman—by them indeed the dreadful was sent forth; by those same let peace be ours.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not explicit here)
Devata: Indriyas + Manas under Brahman; Śānti as result
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with extended cadence)
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