Mantra 9
Sukta 4
पूर्वो अग्निष्ट्वा तपतु शं पुरस्ताच्छं पश्चात् तपतु गार्हपत्यः । दक्षिणाग्निष्टे तपतु शर्म वर्मोत्तरतो मध्यतो अन्तरिक्षाद् दिशोदिशो अग्ने परि पाहि घोरात्
pū́rvo agníṣ ṭvā tapatu śáṃ purástāc cháṃ paścā́t tapatu gārhapatyáḥ | dakṣiṇāgníṣ ṭe tapatu śárma vármóttarató madhyató antárikṣād díśo-díśo agne pári pāhi ghórāt
Let the eastern Agni warm thee for welfare from the front; for welfare from behind let the Gārhapatya warm thee. Let the southern fire warm thee—shelter, armor—from the north, from the midst, from the mid-air; from every quarter, O Agni, guard thou round about from the terrible.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (funeral book).
Devata: Agni (in multiple fire-forms).
Chandas: Likely triṣṭubh; requires scan.
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