Sukta 27
असपत्नं पुरस्तात् पश्चान्नो अभयं कृतम्। सविता मा दक्षिणत उत्तरान्मा शचीपतिः
asapátnam purástāt paścā́n no abháyaṃ kṛtám | savitā́ mā dakṣiṇatá uttarád mā śacī́patiḥ
Rival-less before us, and behind, let fearlessness be wrought for us. Let Savitar guard me from the south; from the north let the Lord of Śacī guard me.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in excerpt).
Devata: Savitar; Indra (Śacīpati); plus the abstract state of Abhaya and Asapatna as desired effects.
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like (two hemistichs with late AV flexibility).
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