Atharva Veda 2.16.3: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 16, Mantra 3
Sukta 16
सूर्य॒ चक्षु॑षा मा पाहि॒ स्वाहा॑
sū́rya cakṣúṣā mā pāhi svā́hā
O Sūrya, with thine eye do thou protect me—svāhā.
Ô Sūrya, de ton œil protège-moi — svāhā.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution for this short svāhā-mantra is often generalized; requires padapāṭha-anukramaṇī confirmation for AVŚ 2.16).
Devata: Sūrya (as protective ‘Eye’/Seer).
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh-fragment / short formulaic pāda; metrically a brief imperative svāhā-formula rather than a full stanza (confirmable by pada-count in the anukramaṇī).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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