Atharva Veda 15.5.14: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 14
Sukta 5
रु॒द्र ए॑नमिष्वा॒सो ध्रु॒वाया॑ दि॒शो अ॑न्तर्दे॒शादनु॑ष्ठा॒तानु॑ तिष्ठति॒ नैनं॑ श॒र्वो न भ॒वो नेशा॑नः
rudrá enaṃ iṣvā́so dhruvā́yā diśó antardeśā́d anuṣṭhātā́nu tiṣṭhati náinaṃ śarvó ná bhavó néśānaḥ
Rudra, an Archer, from the mid-region of the steadfast quarter, stands attendant upon him; neither Śarva, nor Bhava, nor Īśāna comes nigh unto him.
रुद्र धनुष लेकर पक्की दिशा के बीच से खड़ा होता है उसकी सेवा में। यह उसके साथ रहता है। न शर्व, न भव, न ईशान, कोई भी उसके पास नहीं आता।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Vrātya-complex attribution (AV 15).
Devata: Rudra as guardian; adversarial epithets Śarva/Bhava/Īśāna as excluded powers.
Chandas: Atharvanic mixed/prose-like cadence.
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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