Atharva Veda 5.6.13: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 13
Sukta 6
इन्द्र॑स्य॒ वर्मा॑सि ।तं त्वा॒ प्र प॑द्ये॒ तं त्वा॒ प्रवि॑शामि॒ सर्व॑गुः॒ सर्व॑पूरु॒षः सर्वा॑त्मा॒ सर्व॑तनूः स॒ह यन्मेऽस्ति॒ तेन॑
índrasya vármā́si | táṃ tvā́ prá padyé táṃ tvā́ práviśāmi sárvaguḥ sárvapū́ruṣaḥ sárvā́tmā sárvatanū́ḥ sáha yán me ’sti téna
Thou art Indra’s armour. To thee I betake me; into thee I enter—complete in cattle, complete in men, complete in vital self, complete in body—together with whatsoever is mine, with that (all) I enter.
तू इंद्र की कवच है। मैं तुझ में आके दाखिल हो जाता हूँ। तू पास है, गाय-भैंस में, आदमियों में, जान में, शरीर में। जो भी मेरा है, सब लेकर मैं तुझ में समा जाता हूँ।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (protective formula; specific ṛṣi not supplied in the input excerpt)
Devata: Indra (as protective power embodied in ‘armor’)
Chandas: Prose/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (kavaca-style formula; exact metrical assignment depends on pada division in the edition)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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