Mantra 20
Sukta 5
ईशान एनमिष्वासः सर्वेभ्यो अन्तर्देशेभ्योऽनुष्ठातानु तिष्ठति नैनं शर्वो न भवो नेशानः
īśā́na enam iṣvā́sáḥ sárvebhyo antardeśébhyo’nusthātā́nu tiṣṭhati náinaṃ śárvo ná bhavó néśā́naḥ
Īśāna, as an attendant standing after him, abides for him against all archers from the inner regions; Śarva smites him not, Bhava smites him not, nor Īśāna.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasic attribution for AV 15 materials; specific r̥ṣi for 15.5 is to be confirmed from Anukramaṇī.
Devata: Rudra as Īśāna (also Śarva, Bhava)
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like Atharvanic cadence (to be metrically verified; AV 15 often shows non-R̥gvedic metrical regularity).
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