Mantra 3
Sukta 119
वैश्वानरः पविता मा पुनातु यत् संगरमभिधावाम्याशाम्। अनाजानन् मनसा याचमानो यत् तत्रैनो अप तत् सुवामि
vaiśvānaráḥ pavitā́ mā punātu yát saṃgārám abhí dhāvāmy āśā́m | anājā́nán mánasā yā́camāno yát tátráinaḥ ápá tát suvāmi ||
May Vaiśvānara, the purifier, cleanse me, in that I rush toward the contest through hope; not knowing, with mind (bewildered), as one who begs—what guilt is therein, that I drive it away.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (verify Anukramaṇī for 6.119)
Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara (as Pavitr)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
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