Mantra 4
Sukta 15
यथा ब्रह्म च क्षत्रं च न बिभीतो न रिष्यतः । एवा मे प्राण मा बिभेः
yáthā bráhma ca kṣatráṃ ca ná bibhītó ná riṣyátaḥ | evā́ me prāṇá mā́ bibheḥ ||
Even as the Brahman-power and the Kṣatra-power have not feared, nor are they harmed—so, for me, O Breath of life, be not afraid.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer not specified in the supplied excerpt; commonly transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for such charms)
Devata: Prāṇa (vital breath), supported by the paradigmatic powers brahman and kṣatra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (8+8+8+8, with Atharvanic cadence)
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