Atharva Veda 11.6.16: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 16
Sukta 6
अ॒राया॑न् ब्रूमो॒ रक्षां॑सि स॒र्पान् पु॑ण्यज॒नान् पि॒तृन्। मृ॒त्यूनेक॑शतं ब्रूम॒स्ते नो॑ मुञ्च॒न्त्वंह॑सः
arā́yān brū́mo rákṣāṃsi sarpā́n puṇyajánān pitṝ́n | mṛtyū́n ékaśataṃ brū́mas té no muñcántv áṃhasaḥ ||
We name the hostile; we name the demons; the serpents; the blessed folk; the Fathers. A hundred deaths we name: let these for us unloose from anguish and from sin.
हम दुश्मनों का नाम लेते हैं। राक्षस और साँप का नाम लेते हैं। पुण्य वाले लोग और पितरा का नाम लेते हैं। सौ मौत का नाम लेते हैं। इन सबसे दुआ है कि वो हमें तकलीफ और पाप से आज़ाद करें।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (see Anukramaṇī for AV 11.6)
Devata: Mixed: hostile beings (arāya/rakṣas/sarpa/mṛtyu) named for control; beneficent puṇyajana and pitṛs invoked
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: shanta
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