Mantra 26
Sukta 2
मा नो रुद्र तक्मना मा विषेण मा नः सं स्रा दिव्येनाग्निना । अन्यत्रास्मद् विद्युतं पातयैताम्
mā nó rudra takmánā mā viṣéṇa mā naḥ sáṃ srā divyénāgnínā | anyátrā́smád vidyútam pātayaitā́m
Smite us not, O Rudra, with Fever; smite us not with Poison; consume us not with the heavenly Fire. Hurl thou this lightning elsewhere, away from us.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Rudra-śānti seer not uniquely fixed for this single verse in common indices)
Devata: Rudra (Bhava/Śarva aspect), with takman/vidyut as his agencies
Chandas: Mixed; predominantly Triṣṭubh-like cadence in this section (as transmitted in AV 11.2)
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