Mantra 19
Sukta 3
त्वं नो अग्ने अधरादुदक्तस्त्वं पश्चादुत रक्षा पुरस्तात्। प्रति त्ये ते अजरासस्तपिष्ठा अघशंसं शोशुचतो दहन्तु
tváṃ no agne adharā́d udaktás tváṃ paścā́d utá rakṣa purástāt | práti tyé te ajárāsaḥ tápiṣṭhā aghaśáṃsaṃ śóśucato dahantu ||
Do thou, O Agni, guard us from below and from above; do thou protect from behind and also from the front. Against the evil-speaker let thy unaging, most burning flames, all ablaze, consume him.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be verified by Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (to be confirmed)
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