Mantra 15
Sukta 2
शिवास्ते सन्त्वोषधय उत् त्वाहार्षमधरस्या उत्तरां पृथिवीमभि। तत्र त्वादित्यौ रक्षतां सूर्याचन्द्रमसावुभा
śivā́s te santu óṣadhaya ut tvā́hārṣam ádharasyā́ úttarāṃ pṛthivī́m abhí | tátra tvā́dityāu rakṣatāṃ sū́rya-candrámāsāv ubhā́
Auspicious for thee be the Herbs. Up have I lifted thee from the lower [region] unto the upper Earth. There let the two Ādityas guard thee—both Sun and Moon.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (bheṣaja/āyuṣya stream; specific r̥ṣi per anukramaṇī).
Devata: Oṣadhi; Sūrya and Candramas (as dual Ādityas/guardians).
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (requires metrical confirmation).
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