Mantra 1
Sukta 29
पापमोचनम् । मन्वे वां मित्रावरुणावृतावृधौ सचेतसौ द्रुह्वणो यौ नुदेथे । प्र सत्यावानमवथो भरेषु तौ नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
mánve vāṃ mitrā́varuṇāv ṛtā́vṛdhau sácetasau drúhvaṇo yáu nudéthe | prá satyā́vānam ávatho bháreṣu táu no muñcatam áṃhasaḥ
I deem you, Mitra, Varuṇa, upholders of Order, of one accord, who drive away the treacherous. Ye aid the man of truth in struggles: from anguish and from sin release ye us.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī.
Devata: Mitra–Varuṇa
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (requires full metrical verification).
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