Atharva Veda 19.44.4: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 5, Sukta 44, Mantra 4
Sukta 44
प्राण॑ प्रा॒णं त्रा॑य॒स्वासो॒ अस॑वे मृड । निरृ॑ते॒ निरृ॑त्या नः॒ पाशे॑भ्यो मुञ्च
prā́ṇa prāṇáṃ trā́yasvā́so asáve mṛḍa | nírṛte nírṛtyā́ naḥ pā́śebhyo muñca
O Prāṇa, save thou the breath; be gracious unto the Asu, unto our life. From Nirṛti, from Nirṛti’s nooses, release us.
हे प्राण, हमारी साँस को बचा। हमारी जान पे मेहरबानी कर। बुरी ताकत और उसके फंदे से हमें आज़ाद कर दे। हम उस फंदों में फंस न जायें।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Prāṇa-hymn complex; r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists)
Devata: Prāṇa (with Asu; counterforce to Nirṛti)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV healing verses; metrical exactness may vary with recension)
Primary: karuna
Secondary: shanta
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