Atharva Veda 19.17.4: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 4
Sukta 17
वरु॑णो मादि॒त्यैरे॒तस्या॑ दि॒शः पा॑तु॒ तस्मि॑न् क्रमे॒ तस्मिं॑छ्रये॒ तां पुरं॒ प्रैमि॑ । स मा॑ रक्षतु॒ स मा॑ गोपायतु॒ तस्मा॑ आ॒त्मानं॒ परि॑ ददे॒ स्वाहा॑
váruṇo mā́dityáir étasyā́ diśáḥ pā́tu tásmin kráme tásmiñ chraye tā́m púraṃ práimi | sá mā rakṣatu sá mā gopāyatu tásmā ātmā́naṃ pári dade svā́hā
May Varuṇa, with the Ādityas, guard me from this quarter. In that I step; in that I take refuge; unto that stronghold I go forth. May he protect me; may he watch over me: to him I wholly commit my very self—svāhā.
वरुण देवता आदित्य गण के साथ मुझे इस दिशा से बचाए। मैं उसकी तरफ बढ़ रहा हूँ, उसमें ही शरण ले रहा हूँ, उसी की तरफ जा रहा हूँ। वो मुझे रखे, मुझे देखभाल करे। मैं खुद को पूरा उसके हवाले करता हूँ।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgirasa tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Varuṇa with the Ādityas
Chandas: Operational/prose-like Atharvanic cadence
Primary: shanta
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