Mantra 8
Sukta 9
वसवस्त्वा दक्षिणत उत्तरान्मरुतस्त्वा । आदित्याः पश्चाद् गोप्स्यन्ति साग्निष्टोममति द्रव
vásavas tvā dakṣiṇatá uttárān marútas tvā | ādityā́ḥ paścā́d gopsyánti sá ’gniṣṭómam áti drava
The Vasus shall guard thee from the south, the Maruts from the north; the Ādityas from behind shall guard thee: run thou beyond the Agniṣṭoma.
वसव तुम्हारी दक्षिण दिशा से रक्षा करें; मरुत् तुम्हारी उत्तर दिशा से। आदित्यगण पीछे से तुम्हारी रक्षा करें। तुम अग्निष्टोम के पार निकलकर शीघ्र आगे बढ़ो।
Rishi: Atharvanic ritual tradition
Devata: Vasus, Maruts, Ādityas (as guardians); Agniṣṭoma as sacrificial comparator
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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