Mantra 4
Sukta 26
यद् वेद राजा वरुणो वेद देवो बृहस्पतिः । इन्द्रो यद् वृत्रहा वेद तत् त आयुष्यं भुवत् तत् ते वर्चस्यं भुवत्
yád véda rājā́ váruṇo véda devó bṛ́haspátiḥ | índro yád vṛtrahā́ véda tát te āyuṣyáṃ bhuvat tát te varcasyáṃ bhuvat ||
What King Varuṇa knoweth, what the god Bṛhaspati knoweth, what Indra, Vṛtra-slayer, knoweth—may that be for thee life-giving; may that be for thee splendour-giving.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable)
Devata: Varuṇa, Bṛhaspati, Indra (as guarantors of āyus and varcas)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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