Atharva Veda 1.18.3: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 3
Sukta 18
यत् त॑ आ॒त्मनि॑ त॒न्वां ऽ घो॒रमस्ति॒ यद्वा॒ केशे॑षु प्रति॒चक्ष॑णे वा । सर्वं॒ तद्वा॒चाप॑ हन्मो व॒यं दे॒वस्त्वा॑ सवि॒ता सू॑दयतु
yát te ātmáni tanvā̀ṃ ’ ghóram ásti yád vā kéśeṣu pratícakṣaṇe vā | sárvaṃ tád vācā́pa hanmo vayáṃ devás tvā savitā́ sūdayatu ||
Whatsoever of thine, within thy self, within thy body, is terrible; or whatsoever is in the hairs, or in the look and aspect—All that do we smite away with speech. May the God Savitar impel thee onward (to safety).
तुम्हारे अंदर जो भी डरावना है, तुम्हारे बदन में जो भी बुरा है, वो सब हम अपनी बातों से भगा देंगे। तुम्हारे बालों में या तुम्हारी नज़र में जो भी प्रॉब्लम है, वो सब दूर कर देंगे। सवितर भगवान तुम्हे आगे बढ़ा के सुरक्षित करें।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic tradition (ascribed at the hymn level in Anukramaṇī; verse-level attribution not separately marked here).
Devata: Savitar (with the implicit target being the ‘ghora’ evil/affliction).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant; this verse conforms to the common AV anuṣṭubh cadence).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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