Mantra 4
Sukta 28
यावारेभाथे बहु साकमग्रे प्र चेदस्राष्ट्रमभिभां जनेषु । यावस्येशाथे द्विपदो यौ चतुष्पदस्तौ नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
yā́vārebhā́the bahú sākám ágre prá cet asrā́ṣṭram abhibhā́ṁ jáneṣu | yā́v asyéśāthe dvipádo yáu catúṣpadas táu no muñcatam áṁhasaḥ ||
Ye twain who, together and in advance, repel the many (ills), who press your weaponed might among the peoples: ye who have lordship over this man’s two-footed and four-footed, do ye release us from distress.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (uncertain)
Devata: Protective dual divinity (paired guardians; sometimes interpreted as Aśvins in later alignment)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (irregular)
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