Mantra 7
Sukta 26
यन्मेदमभिशोचति येनयेन वा कृतं पौरुषेयान्न दैवात्। स्तौमि द्यावापृथिवी नाथितो जोहवीमि ते नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
yán médam abhiśócati yéna-yena vā kṛtáṃ pāuruṣeyā́n ná daivā́t | stáumi dyā́vā-pṛthivī nā́thito jóhavīmi té no muñcatam áṃhasaḥ ||
Whatso of this afflicts and burns me—by whatsoever cause, whether wrought by man, not by the gods’ decree—Heaven and Earth I praise; as one that needs I call on you: from anguish and from evil set us free.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (Anukramaṇī-based, not uniform across manuscripts).
Devata: Dyāvā-Pṛthivī
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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