Mantra 4
Sukta 5
विद्म ते स्वप्न जनित्रं निरृत्याः पुत्रोऽसि यमस्य करणः । अन्तकोऽसि मृत्युरसि । तं त्वा स्वप्न तथा सं विद्म स नः स्वप्न दुष्वप्न्यात् पाहि
vídma te svapna janítraṃ nírṛtyāḥ pútro ’si yámasya káraṇaḥ | ántako ’si mṛtyúr asi | táṃ tvā́ svápna tathā́ sáṃ vídma sá naḥ svapna duṣvápnyā́t pāhi
We know, O Dream, thy birthplace: thou art Nirṛti’s son; thou art Yama’s instrument. Thou art the Ender; thou art Death. Thee, O Dream, thus do we fully know; so, O Dream, from evil dreaming do thou guard us.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Svapna hymn)
Devata: Svapna (with Nirṛti, Yama, Antaka, Mṛtyu invoked as identifications)
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-dominant; prose-like cola with refrain typical of AV spell-style
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