Mantra 1
Sukta 28
पापमोचनम् । भवाशर्वौ मन्वे वां तस्य वित्तं ययोर्वामिदं प्रदिशि यद् विरोचते । यावस्येशाथे द्विपदो यौ चतुष्पदस्तौ नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
pā́pa-mocánam | bhávāśárvau manvé vāṃ tásya vittáṃ yáyor vā́m idáṃ pradíśi yád virócáte | yā́v avasyè ī́śāthe dvipádo yáu catúṣpadas táu no muñcátam áṃhasaḥ ||
Sin’s loosening. Bhava and Śarva, I deem yours is the possession thereof—ye two whose presence shineth forth in every region of the quarters; ye who have mastery to aid both two-footed and four-footed: do ye release us from distress and sin.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable anukramaṇī attribution)
Devata: Bhava-Śarva (Rudra in dual form)
Chandas: Mixed; Atharvanic triṣṭubh/jagatī tendency with rubric
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