Mantra 6
Sukta 17
आपो मौषधीमतीरेतस्या दिशः पान्तु तासु क्रमे तासु श्रये तां पुरं प्रैमि । ता मा रक्षन्तु ता मा गोपायन्तु ताभ्य आत्मानं परि ददे स्वाहा
ā́po mā́uṣadhī́-matīr etasyā́ diśáḥ pā́ntu tā́su kráme tā́su chraye tā́m púraṃ práimi | tā́ mā rakṣantu tā́ mā gopāyantu tā́bhya ātmā́naṃ pári dade svā́hā
May the Waters, herb-endowed, guard me from this quarter. In them I step; in them I take refuge; unto that stronghold I go forth. May they protect me; may they watch over me: to them I wholly commit my very self—svāhā.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgirasa tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Āpas (Waters), qualified as auṣadhī-matīḥ
Chandas: Operational/prose-like Atharvanic cadence
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