Mantra 6
Sukta 15
यथा भूतं च भव्यं च न बिभीतो न रिष्यतः । एवा मे प्राण मा बिभेः
yáthā bhūtáṃ ca bhávyam ca ná bibhī́to ná ríṣyataḥ | evā́ me prā́ṇa mā́ bibhēḥ ||
As one, in face of what hath been and what shall be, is not afraid and suffereth no hurt,—even so, O Breath of mine, be thou not fearful.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras attribution for prāṇa-protective material; specific r̥ṣi not stated in the verse itself).
Devata: Prāṇa (personified vital breath); secondarily Bhaya-nivṛtti (fear-removal) as functional deity.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; Atharvanic anuṣṭubh with minor metrical flexibility).
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