Atharva Veda 19.20.1: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 1
Sukta 20
सुरक्षा। अप॒ न्यधुः॒ पौरु॑षेयं व॒धं यमि॑न्द्रा॒ग्नी धा॒ता स॑वि॒ता बृह॒स्पतिः॑ । सोमो॒ राजा॒ वरु॑णो अ॒श्विना॑ य॒मः पू॒षास्मान् परि॑ पातु मृ॒त्योः
su-rakṣā́ | áp ní adhúḥ pauruṣéyaṃ vadháṃ yám índrāgnī́ dhā́tā savitā́ bṛ́haspátiḥ | sómo rā́jā váruṇo aśvínā yamáḥ pūṣā́smān pári pātu mṛtyóḥ
A sure defence have they set up, thrusting away the man-wrought stroke of slaughter: Indra with Agni, Dhātṛ, Savitar, and Bṛhaspati; King Soma, Varuṇa, the Aśvins, Yama—let Pūṣan guard us round about from Death.
यह मंत्र सुरक्षा के लिए है। किसी ने इंसान को मारने की कोशिश की, पर देवताओं ने उसे हटा दिया। इंद्र, अग्नि, धाता, सविता, बृहस्पति, यह सब ने मदद की। सोम, वरुण, अश्विन, यम, यह भी साथ थे। पूषा देवता हमें मौत से बचा ले।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (protective hymn; r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists)
Devata: Sarvadevatā with emphasis on Pūṣan as guardian against Mṛtyu
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence with extended pādas (late Atharvanic style)
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: shanta
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