Mantra 28
Sukta 1
परीवृतो ब्रह्मणा वर्मणाहं कश्यपस्य ज्योतिषा वर्चसा च । मा मा प्रापन्निषवो दैव्या या मा मानुषीरवसृष्टाः वधाय
paryā́vṛto bráhmaṇā vármaṇāháṃ kaśyápasya jyótiṣā várcasā ca | mā́ mā prā́pan níṣavo daivyā́ yā́ mā mā́nuṣīr avasṛ́ṣṭā vadhā́ya ||
Girt round am I with brahman for mine armour, with Kaśyapa’s light and splendour. Let not the missiles reach me—those divine, nor those that men have loosed against me for my slaying.
Estoy ceñido con Brahman como mi armadura, con la luz y el resplandor de Kaśyapa. Que no me alcancen los proyectiles: ni los divinos, ni los humanos, soltados contra mí para darme muerte.
Rishi: Kaśyapa-associated Atharvanic protection lineage
Devata: Brahman-as-armour; Kaśyapa-tejas; apotropaic force against iṣu
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (expanded pādas)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta