Mantra 2
Sukta 51
आपो अस्मान् मातरः सूदयन्तु घृतेन नो घृतप्वः पुनन्तु । विश्वं हि रिप्रं प्रवहन्ति देवीरुदिदाभ्यः शुचिरा पूत एमि
ā́po asmā́n mātáraḥ sūdayantu ghṛténa no ghṛtápvaḥ punantu | víśvaṃ hí rípram praváhanti devī́r úd íd ā́bhyaḥ śúcir ā́ pūtá emi |
May the Waters, Mothers, set us in right estate; with ghee may they, ghee-cleansing, purify us. For all defilement do the Goddesses wash away: from them, yea, I come forth—clean, purified.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi not specified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Āpas (Waters)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires metrical verification against full accent/pada tradition)
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