Sukta 3
अदि॑तिर्मादि॒त्यैः प्र॒तीच्या॑ दि॒शः पा॑तु बाहु॒च्युता॑ पृथि॒वी द्यामि॑वो॒परि॑ । लो॒क॒कृतः॑ पथि॒कृतो॑ यजामहे॒ ये दे॒वानां॑ हु॒तभा॑गा इ॒ह स्थ
áditiḥ mā ādítyaiḥ pratī́cyā diśáḥ pātu bāhucyútā pṛthivī́ dyā́m iva úpari | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṃ hutábhāgā ihá sthá ||
May Aditi, with the Ādityas, guard me from the western quarter; and Earth, slipped from my arm, be over me as it were the Sky. The world-ordainers, the path-ordainers—those who have their portion of oblation among the Gods—we worship: here may they stand.
अदिति आदित्यों के साथ मुझे पश्चिम दिशा से बचाए। धरती मेरे ऊपर आसमान की तरह हो। जिन्होंने दुनिया और रास्ते बनाए हैं, उन देवताओं की हम पूजा करते हैं जो यज्ञ का हिस्सा लेते हैं। वो यहाँ हमारे साथ खड़े रहें।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (AV 18 corpus)
Devata: Aditi with the Ādityas; cosmic guardians
Chandas: Mixed/irregular
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.