Atharva Veda 3.26.6: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 26, Mantra 6
Sukta 26
ये॒३स्यां स्थोर्ध्वायां॑ दि॒श्यव॑स्वन्तो॒ नाम॑ दे॒वास्तेषां॑ वो॒ बृह॒स्पति॒रिष॑वः । ते नो॑ मृडत॒ ते नोऽधि॑ ब्रूत॒ तेभ्यो॑ वो॒ नम॒स्तेभ्यो॑ वः॒ स्वाहा॑
yé ’syā́m sthórdhvā́yāṃ diśy àvasvánto nā́ma devā́s téṣāṃ vo bṛ́haspátir íṣavaḥ | té no mṛḍata té no ’dhí brūta tébhyo vo námas tébhyo vaḥ svā́hā ||
Ye who are stationed in this upward quarter, gods wealthy in might by name—of you, Bṛhaspati is the lord, and the Arrows are your powers. Be gracious unto us; speak over us in blessing. To them be reverence from you; to them from you be Svāhā.
जो लोग ऊपर की दिशा में खड़े हैं, जो देवता ताक़त में धनवान हैं, उन सबका अध्यक्ष बृहस्पति है। आप सब हम पर कृपा करो, हमारे लिए आशीर्वाद दो। उन सबको नमस्ते, उन सबको स्वाहा।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (directional guardianship hymn; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī lists)
Devata: Dik-devatāḥ (deities of the quarters), with Bṛhaspati as presiding lord of the upward quarter; 'Iṣavaḥ' as weapon-powers
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like Atharvanic cadence (often treated as anuṣṭubh-adjacent in recensional counting)
Primary: shanta
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