Atharva Veda 3.11.3: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 3
Sukta 11
स॒ह॒स्रा॒क्षेण॑ श॒तवी॑र्येण श॒तायु॑षा ह॒विषाहा॑र्षमेनम्। इन्द्रो॒ यथै॑नं श॒रदो॒ नया॒त्यति॒ विश्व॑स्य दुरि॒तस्य॑ पा॒रम्
sahasrākṣéṇa śatá-vīryeṇa śatā́yuṣā havíṣā́ hárṣam enam | índro yáthainaṃ śarádo nayā́ty áti víśvasya duritásya pā́ram ||
With thousand-eyed power, with hundredfold might, with hundredfold life—by oblation I cheer him. So may Indra lead him through the autumns, across unto the farther shore of every ill.
Con poder de mil ojos, con fuerza centuplicada, con vida centuplicada, con la oblación lo reanimo. Así que Indra lo guíe a través de los otoños, hasta la orilla más allá de todo mal.
Rishi: Atharvanic healer tradition
Devata: Indra (as guide and protector)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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