Atharva Veda 5.24.12: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 24, Mantra 12
Sukta 24
म॒रुतां॑ पि॒ता प॑शू॒नामधि॑पतिः॒ स मा॑वतु । अ॒स्मिन् ब्रह्म॑ण्य॒स्मिन् कर्म॑ण्य॒स्यां पु॑रो॒धाया॑म॒स्यां प्र॑ति॒ष्ठाया॑म॒स्यां चित्त्या॑म॒स्यामाकू॑त्याम॒स्यामा॒शिष्य॒स्यां दे॒वहू॑त्यां॒ स्वाहा॑
marútā́m pitā́ paśūnā́m ádhipatiḥ sá mā́vatu | asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́m purodhā́yām asyā́m pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́m cittíyām asyā́m ākū́tyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́m devahū́tyāṃ svā́hā
The Father of the Maruts, the Lord of cattle—may he protect me: in this sacred spell, in this operation; in this fore-setting, in this establishment; in this intent, in this resolve; in this benediction, in this god-invocation—Svāhā!
मरुत देवताओं के बाप और जानवरों के मालिक मुझे बचा लें। यह मंत्र, यह काम, यह स्थापना, यह इरादा, यह सोच, यह आशीर्वाद, यह भगवान को बुलाना, सब में मुझे रक्षा मिले। स्वाहा।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this section)
Devata: A protective overlord figure designated by epithets (Father of the Maruts; Lord of cattle)
Chandas: Mixed prose-like anuvāka with mantra cadence (not a strict single meter; litany style)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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