Sukta 44
प्राण प्राणं त्रायस्वासो असवे मृड । निरृते निरृत्या नः पाशेभ्यो मुञ्च
prā́ṇa prāṇáṃ trā́yasvā́so asáve mṛḍa | nírṛte nírṛtyā́ naḥ pā́śebhyo muñca
O Prāṇa, save thou the breath; be gracious unto the Asu, unto our life. From Nirṛti, from Nirṛti’s nooses, release us.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Prāṇa-hymn complex; r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists)
Devata: Prāṇa (with Asu; counterforce to Nirṛti)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV healing verses; metrical exactness may vary with recension)
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