Atharva Veda 1.19.4: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 4
Sukta 19
यः स॒पत्नो॒ योऽस॑पत्नो॒ यश्च॑ द्वि॒षन् छपा॑ति नः । दे॒वास्तं सर्वे॑ धूर्वन्तु॒ ब्रह्म॒ वर्म॒ ममान्त॑रम्
yáḥ sapátno yó ’sápatno yáś ca dvíṣan chápāti naḥ | devā́s táṃ sárve dhūrvantu bráhma várma mamā́ntaram ||
Whoso is rival, or whoso is no rival yet, and whoso, hating, curseth us,—him may all the Gods together crush away: within me is the Brahman, as an armour.
जो हमारा दुश्मन है, जो दुश्मन नहीं है, और जो हमसे नफ़रत करके बुरा बोलता है, उस सबको देवता मिल के मार भगाएँ। मेरे अंदर ब्रह्मा की शक्ति है जो मुझे बचा रही है जैसे कोई सुरक्षा कवच।
Rishi: Atharvanic seer (traditionally Atharvan/Angiras-type attribution for rakṣā hymns; specific r̥ṣi assignment depends on Anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ (All the Gods); additionally ‘Brahman’ personified as protective power.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; common for compact apotropaic verses in AV—confirmable against pada/chandas indices).
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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