Mantra 6
Sukta 8
इमा या ब्रह्मणस्पते विषुचीर्वात ईरते । सध्रीचीरिन्द्र ताः कृत्वा मह्यं शिवतमास्कृधि
imā́ yā́ brahmaṇaspate víṣu-cīr vā́ta ī́rate | sadhṛ́cīr indra tā́ḥ kṛtvā́ máhyaṃ śivátamā́ skṛdhi
These winds, O Lord of Prayer, that are stirred to wander wide apart—do thou, O Indra, making them to move together, set them for me in most benignant wise.
Rishi: Atharvanic śānti tradition (late compilation; r̥ṣi varies)
Devata: Brahmaṇaspati and Indra; also Vāta as the force addressed indirectly
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)
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