Mantra 15
Sukta 27
दिवो मादित्या रक्षन्तु भूम्या रक्षन्त्वग्नयः । इन्द्राग्नी रक्षतां मा पुरस्तादश्विनावभितः शर्म यच्छताम्। तिरश्चीनघ्न्या रक्षतु जातवेदा भूतकृतो मे सर्वतः सन्तु वर्म
divó mā́dityā rakṣantu bhū́myā rakṣantv agnáyaḥ | indrāgnī́ rakṣatāṃ mā purástād aśvínāv abhítaḥ śárma yacchatām | tiraścī́nā́ghnyā rakṣatu jātávedā bhūtakṛ́to me sárvataḥ santu várma
From heaven let the Ādityas guard me; from earth let the Fires guard. Let Indra-and-Agni guard me from the front; let the Aśvins on either side bestow shelter. Let the crosswise Aghnyā protect; let Jātavedas—let the Makers of beings—be for me, from every side, an armour.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt).
Devata: Ādityas; Agni(s); Indrāgnī; Aśvins; Aghnyā; Jātavedas; Bhūtakṛt (cosmic makers).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like expansion (long, late AV composite lineation; not strict RV metrical regularity).
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