Atharva Veda 15.5.2: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 2
Sukta 5
भ॒व ए॑नमिष्वा॒सः प्राच्या॑ दि॒शो अ॑न्तर्दे॒शाद॑नुष्ठा॒तानु॑ तिष्ठति॒ नैनं॑ श॒र्वो न भ॒वो नेशा॑नः
bhavá enam iṣvā́saḥ prā́cyā diśó antardeśā́d anuṣṭhā́tā́nu tiṣṭhati náinam śarvó ná bhavó néśānaḥ
Bhava, the Archer, from the inner realm of the eastern quarter, standeth attendant upon him: neither Śarva, nor Bhava, nor Īśāna shall smite him.
भव धनुष लेकर पूरब दिशा के अंदर से उसकी सेवा में खड़ा होता है। न शर्व, न भव, न ईशान, कोई उसको टक्कर नहीं मार सकता।
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous
Devata: Bhava/Śarva/Īśāna (Rudra-forms) in a protective-pacifying configuration
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (Atharvanic)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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