Atharva Veda 20.96.7: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 10, Sukta 96, Mantra 7
Sukta 96
यदि॑ क्षि॒तायु॒र्यदि॑ वा॒ परे॑तो॒ यदि॑ मृ॒त्योर॑न्ति॒कं नीऽत ए॒व। तमा ह॑रामि॒ निरृ॑तेरु॒पस्था॒दस्पा॑र्शमेनं श॒तशा॑रदाय
yádi kṣitā́yur yádi vā parétó yádi mṛtyór ántikaṃ nī́ta evá | tám ā́ harāmi nírṛter upásthād aspā́rśam enaṃ śatáśāradāya
If his life be wasted, if he be as one departed, if verily he be led nigh unto Death—him do I bring back from Nirṛti’s lap, making him untouched, for a hundred autumns.
अगर उसकी जान खतरे में है, या वो मरने के करीब है, या सच में मौत के मुह पर पहुंच गया है, मैं उसे वापस लाऊंगा। मैं उसे बिमारी के चौदरों से निकालूंगा। मैं उसे साफ करके सौ साल तक ज़िन्दा रखने की दुआ दे रहा हूं।
Rishi: AV 20 RV-derived; r̥ṣi attribution uncertain without anukramaṇī cross-check.
Devata: Nirṛti/Mṛtyu as adversarial powers; implicit healer-power of the mantra and officiant
Chandas: RV-style; likely Triṣṭubh (verification pending).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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