Mantra 6
Sukta 5
अन्तर्दधे द्यावापृथिवी उताहरुत सूर्यम्। ते मे देवाः पुरोहिताः प्रतीचीः कृत्याः प्रतिसरैरजन्तु
antár dadhe dyāvāpṛthivī́ utā́haḥ utá sū́ryam | té me devā́ḥ puróhitāḥ pratī́cīḥ kṛtyā́ḥ pratisaráir ajantu
He set within as a covering Heaven and Earth, and Day, and the Sun. Let those Gods, set before me as my fore-priests, with counter-charms drive back the witchcrafts turned in return.
Rishi: Atharvanic transmission
Devata: Cosmic powers (Dyāvāpṛthivī, Ahaḥ, Sūrya) plus the protective coalition implied by the refrain
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (AV mixed)
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