Atharva Veda 11.8.22: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 22
Sukta 8
नि॒न्दाश्च॒ वा अनि॑न्दाश्च॒ यच्च॒ हन्तेति॒ नेति॑ च । शरी॑रं श्र॒द्धा दक्षि॒णाश्र॑द्धा॒ चानु॒ प्रावि॑शन्
nindā́ś ca vā́ anindā́ś ca yác ca hánteti néti ca | śarī́raṃ śraddhā́ dakṣiṇā́śraddhā́ cā́nu prā́viśan ||
Blames and non-blames; and whatever is ‘Slayer,’ and ‘Not so’; into the body Faith entered, and the Dakṣiṇā, and Unfaith likewise after it.
लोग तुम्हे बुरा बोलते हैं या नहीं बोलते, जो चीज़ें मारती हैं या नहीं मारती, यह सब बातें शरीर में घुस जाती हैं। शरीर में श्रद्धा आती है, दक्षिणा आती है, और उसके पीछे भ्रष्टाचार भी आ जाता है।
Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition of AV 11.8.
Devata: Śraddhā (Faith) and abstract social forces (Nindā/Anindā); Dakṣiṇā as sacral principle.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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