Mantra 11
Sukta 89
बृहस्पतिर्नः परि पातु पश्चादुतोत्तरस्मादधरादघायोः । इन्द्रः पुरस्तादुत मध्यतो नः सखा सखिभ्यो वरीयः कृणोतु
bṛ́haspátir naḥ pári pātu paścā́d utóttarasmā́d ádharād aghāyóḥ | índraḥ purástād utá madhyató naḥ sákhā sákhibhyo várīyaḥ kṛṇotu
May Bṛhaspati guard us round about—from behind, and from the north, and from beneath, against the evil-doer. May Indra, from the front and from the midst, as our friend, make for our friends a better (safer) state.
Rishi: Traditionally RV-derived; associated with Angiras/Bṛhaspati cycles (as transmitted in AV 20).
Devata: Bṛhaspati and Indra (dual protective invocation).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (RV-style cadence; AV 20 largely RV-recitational).
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