Mantra 7
Sukta 46
यथा त्वमुत्तरोऽसो असपत्नः सपत्नहा। सजातानामसद् वशी तथा त्वा सविता करदस्तृतस्त्वाभि रक्षतु
yáthā tvám uttará ’so asapátnaḥ sapatnahā́ | sajātā́nām asád vaśī́ tátʰā tvā savitā́ karad áṣṭṛ́tas tvā́bhi rakṣatu ||
Even as thou art the higher one—rivalless, a slayer of rivals—so among thy peers be thou the master: thus may Savitar make thee. May Aṣṭṛta guard thee round about.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Savitar (as establisher of fortune/status); Aṣṭṛta (guardian)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
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