Atharva Veda 11.8.28: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 28
Sukta 8
आस्ते॑यीश्च॒ वास्ते॑यीश्च त्वर॒णाः कृ॑प॒णाश्च॒ याः । गुह्याः॑ शु॒क्रा स्थू॒ला अ॒पस्ता बी॑भ॒त्साव॑सादयन्
ā́steyīś ca vā́steyīś ca tvaraṇā́ḥ kṛ́paṇāś ca yā́ḥ | guhyā́ḥ śukrā́ sthūlā́ apástā bī́bhatsā́vasādayan ||
Both those that are of the hearth and those that are of the house—those swift, those wretched, whatsoever are secret, bright, gross, cast down, and loathsome—these they pressed down and made to subside.
जो चूल्हे के पास रहते हैं, जो घर में रहते हैं, तेज़ चले वाला, दुखी वाला, जो छुपा हुआ है, जो चमक रहा है, जो मोटा है, जो गिरा हुआ है, जो गंदा लगता है, सबको दबा के नीचे कर दिया।
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angiras line (speculative hymns; r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists)
Devata: Brahman / Puruṣa / Prajāpati (implicit)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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