Atharva Veda 8.4.14: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 14
Sukta 4
यदि॑ वा॒हमनृ॑तदेवो॒ अस्मि॒ मोघं॑ वा दे॒वाँ अ॑प्यू॒हे अ॑ग्ने । किम॒स्मभ्यं॑ जातवेदो हृणीषे द्रोघ॒वाच॑स्ते निरृ॒थं स॑चन्ताम्
yádi vā́ham anr̥tádevo ásmi móghaṃ vā devā́n apyūhé agne | kím asmábhyaṃ jātavedo hr̥ṇīṣe drogavā́cas te nírr̥thaṃ sacantām ||
If I be one whose god is Untruth, or if in vain I call the Gods, O Agni—Wherefore, O Jātavedas, art thou wroth with us? Let treacherous speakers cleave to thy destruction and thy ruin.
अगर मैं झूठ का पूजारी हूँ, या भगवानों को बेकार बुला रहा हूँ, तो बता अग्नि। जातवेदस, तुम गुस्सा क्यों हो रहे हो? जो लोग धोखा देते हैं, उनकी बातें तबाह हो जाएँ। वो तुम्हारे नाश के साथ चिपक जाएँ।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (traditional)
Devata: Agni (Jātavedas) as witness and punisher
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: shanta
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