Mantra 7
Sukta 17
विश्वकर्मा मा सप्तऋषिभिरुदीच्या दिशः पातु तस्मिन् क्रमे तस्मिंछ्रये तां पुरं प्रैमि । स मा रक्षतु स मा गोपायतु तस्मा आत्मानं परि ददे स्वाहा
viśvákarma̍ mā saptar̥ṣíbhi̍r údīcyā́ diśáḥ pā́tu tásmin kráme tásmiñ chraye táṃ púraṃ práimi | sá mā rakṣatu sá mā gopāyatu tásmā ātmā́naṃ pári dade svā́hā
May Viśvakarman, with the Seven Seers, from the northern quarter, protect me. In that I take my step; in that I take refuge; into that fortress I go forth. May he guard me; may he watch over me: unto him I wholly commit my very self—svāhā.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-unit attribution varies; commonly treated as Atharvan/Bṛghu-Aṅgiras milieu)
Devata: Viśvakarman (with the Seven Ṛṣis as protective associates)
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like Atharvanic cadence (often treated as anuṣṭubh-like in parts, but not strictly metrical)
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