Sukta 2
अ॒मा॒वा॒स्याऽ च पौर्णमा॒सी च॑ परिष्क॒न्दौ मनो॑ विप॒थम्
amāvāsyā́ ca paurṇamāsī́ ca pariṣkándau máno vipátham
New-moon and Full-moon—those twain that range about—(guard) the mind from the path of error.
अमावस्या और पूर्णिमा, यह दोनों चाँद के फेज़ेज़ हैं। यह दोनों मन को गलत रास्ते से बचाते हैं। जब मन भटका जाता है, यह वापस सही रास्ते पे लाते हैं।
Rishi: Vrātya/Angirasic-Atharvanic attribution complex (variable within AV 15)
Devata: Amāvāsyā and Paurṇamāsī (personified lunar observances); also Manas as the protected faculty
Chandas: Short Atharvanic line; quasi-anuṣṭubh fragment/cadential prose
Primary: shanta
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