Atharva Veda 15.5.8: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 8
Sukta 5
प॒शु॒पति॑रेनमिष्वा॒सः प्र॒तीच्या॑ दि॒शो अ॑न्तर्दे॒शाद॑नुष्ठा॒तानु॑ तिष्ठति॒ नैनं॑ श॒र्वो न भ॒वो नेशा॑नः
paśupátir enam iṣvā́saḥ pratī́cyā diśó antardeśā́d anuṣṭhātā́nu tíṣṭhati náinam śárvo ná bhavó néśānaḥ
Paśupati, the Archer, from the western quarter, from the mid-region, stands attendant upon him as the performer; and Śarva shall not smite him, nor Bhava, nor Īśāna.
पशुपति तीर-अंदाज़ पश्चिम दिशा से उसका सेवा में खड़ा है। शर्व उसको मार नहीं सकता, न भव, न ईशान।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (AV 15 complex; specific r̥ṣi uncertain)
Devata: Paśupati (Rudra); Śarva/Bhava/Īśāna as restrained forms
Chandas: Prose-like Atharvanic cadence; not securely metrical
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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