Sukta 4
पैद्व प्रेहि प्रथमोऽनु त्वा वयमेमसि । अहीन् व्यऽस्यतात् पथो येन स्मा वयमेमसि
paídva prá ehi prathamó ’nú tvā vayám emasi | ahī́n ví asyatāt pathó yénā sma vayám emasi
Go forth, O Paedva, first in the van; after thee we go. From the path whereon we fare, may he scatter the serpents far away.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt).
Devata: Paedva as protective power; serpents as the adversarial class.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like.
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