Mantra 1
Sukta 25
पापमोचनम्। वायोः सवितुर्विदथानि मन्महे यावात्मन्वद् विशथो यौ च रक्षथः । यौ विश्वस्य परिभू बभूवथुस्तौ नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
pāpamócanam | vāyóḥ savitúr vidáthāni manmahe yā́v ātmanvád viśáthó yáu ca rákṣathaḥ | yáu víśvasya paribhū́ babhū́vathus táu no muñcatam áṁhasaḥ
For release from evil: We ponder the ordinances of Vāyu and of Savitar—ye twain who, full of vital power, enter in, and who also guard; ye who have become the encompassing lords of all—do ye release us from distress and sin.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Vāyu and Savitar (dual)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; verify by syllable count in pada resolution)
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