Mantra 16
Sukta 2
नमः सायं नमः प्रातर्नमो रात्र्या नमो दिवा । भवाय च शर्वाय चोभाभ्यामकरं नमः
námaḥ sāyáṃ námaḥ prātár námo rā́tryā námo dívā | bhavā́ya ca śárvāya cobhā́bhyām akáraṃ námaḥ
Homage at even, homage at morn; homage to Night, homage by Day. To Bhava and to Śarva—unto both together—have I made mine homage.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Rudra-śānti corpus; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists)
Devata: Rudra as Bhava and Śarva
Chandas: Mixed; predominantly anuṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted in AVŚ)
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