Mantra 22
Sukta 5
(४) यदर्वाचीनं त्रैहायणादनृतं किं चोदिम। आपो मा तस्मात् सर्वस्माद् दुरितात् पान्त्वंहसः
yád arvācī́naṁ traihāyaṇā́d anṛ́taṁ kíṁ codim | ā́po mā tásmāt sárvasmād duritā́t pā́ntv áṁhasaḥ ||
What hitherward fault, what falsehood from the tri-hāyana course—whatsoever thing at all we have spoken forth—O Waters, from that, from every evil-going, from anguish of sin, do ye protect me.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/Ātharvaṇa for āpaḥ hymns in this section)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; standard for many AV expiatory verses)
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