Mantra 8
Sukta 29
भूमिष्ट्वा प्रति गृह्णात्वन्तरिक्षमिदं महत्। माहं प्राणेन मात्मना मा प्रजया प्रतिगृह्य वि राधिषि
bhū́miṣ ṭvā práti gṛhṇātv antárikṣam idáṃ mahát | mā́haṃ prāṇéna mā́tmanā́ mā́ prajā́yā práti-gṛhya ví rā́dhiṣi ||
May Earth receive thee back; may this vast Mid-air receive thee. Ruin me not—neither in breath, nor in mine own self, nor in my progeny—after thou hast taken me to thy keeping.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly Atharvan/Angiras-type)
Devata: Bhūmi and Antarikṣa (cosmic supports), with implicit protection of Prāṇa
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; pāda-structure consistent with AV anuṣṭubh usage)
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