Mantra 9
Sukta 27
देवानां निहितं निधिं यमिन्द्रोऽन्वविन्दत् पथिभिर्देवयानैः । आपो हिरण्यं जुगुपुस्त्रिवृद्भिस्तास्त्वा रक्षन्तु त्रिवृता त्रिवृद्भिः
devā́nāṃ ní-hitaṃ nidhíṃ yám índro ’nv ávindat pathíbhiḥ deva-yā́naiḥ | ā́po híraṇyaṃ jugupús trivṛ́dbhis tā́s tvā rakṣantu trivṛ́tā trivṛ́dbhiḥ |
The treasure of the Gods, laid up in hiding, which Indra tracked and found by paths that lead to heaven—Gold did the Waters guard with triple ward: may those same Waters guard thee, threefold, with threefold guards.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Āpas (Waters); associated: Indra; object-power: Hiraṇya
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (with extended cadence)
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