Mantra 1
Sukta 30
दीर्घायुःप्राप्तिः। विश्वे देवा वसवो रक्षतेममुतादित्या जागृत यूयमस्मिन्। मेमं सनाभिरुत वान्यनाभिर्मेमं प्रापत् पौरुषेयो वधो यः
víśve devā́ vásavo rákṣatémám utā́dityā jāgr̥tá yūyám asmín | mā́ imáṃ sanā́bhir utá vā́ ’nyanā́bhir mā́ imáṃ prā́pat pauruṣéyo vadhó yáḥ ||
All ye Gods, ye Vasus, guard ye this man; and ye Ādityas, wakeful be ye over him. Let not the slaughter wrought by man overtake him—neither by one of the self-same womb, nor yet by one of alien womb.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras rubric; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī)
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ; Vasus; Ādityas (collective protective deities)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm by pada-count in critical edition)
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