Mantra 2
Sukta 35
नैनं रक्षांसि न पिशाचाः सहन्ते देवानामोजः प्रथमजं ह्येतत्। यो बिभर्ति दाक्षायणं हिरण्यं स जीवेषु कृणुते दीर्घमायुः
náinaṃ rákṣāṃsi ná piśācā́ḥ sahante devā́nām ójaḥ prathamajáṃ hí etát | yó bíbhar̥ti dākṣāyaṇáṃ híraṇyaṃ sá jīvéṣu kr̥ṇute dīrghám-ā́yuḥ ||
Neither Rākṣases nor Piśācas can withstand him: for this is the Gods’ might, first-born in its origin. Whoso beareth the Dākṣāyaṇa gold, he among the living maketh for himself long life.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer not specified in the provided excerpt; commonly transmitted as Atharvan/Angiras-type for rakṣoghna material)
Devata: Hiraṇya as empowered by ‘devānām ojas’ (divine might); apotropaic power against Rākṣasas and Piśācas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable cadence typical of the two-hemistich structure here)
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