Sukta 6
या दे॒वीः पञ्च॑ प्र॒दिशो॒ ये दे॒वा द्वाद॑श॒र्तवः॑ । सं॒व॒त्स॒रस्य॒ ये दंष्ट्रा॒स्ते नः॑ सन्तु॒ सदा॑ शि॒वाः
yā́ devī́ḥ páñca pradíśo yé devā́ dvā́daśa ṛtávaḥ | saṃvatsarásya yé daṃṣṭrā́s té naḥ santu sadā́ śivā́ḥ ||
The Goddesses that are the Five Directions, the Gods that are the Twelve Seasons, the fangs of the Year—let them be for us ever gracious and benign.
पाँच दिशाओं की देवियाँ, और बारह मौसम के देवता, यह साल के दाँत हैं। इन सब से हमारी हमेशा भलाई हो, कोई बुराई न आए।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-context seer not specified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Pradiś (Directions), Ṛtavaḥ (Seasons), Saṃvatsara (Year) as cosmic powers
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.; pāda structure consistent with AV śānti verses)
Primary: shanta
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