Sukta 45
इन्द्रो मेन्द्रियेणावतु प्राणायापानायायुषे वर्चस ओजसे तेजसे स्वस्तये सुभूतये स्वाहा
índro mendriyéṇāvatu prāṇā́yāpānā́yā́yuṣe várcasa ójase téjase svastáye subhūtáye svā́hā ||
May Indra, with Indra’s own sovereign force, protect me—for breath and downward-breath, for life, for lustre, for strength, for energy, for welfare, for prosperous being: Svāhā!
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Yajus-style liturgical formula
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