Mantra 1
Sukta 13
मृत्युजयः। नमो देववधेभ्यो नमो राजवधेभ्यः । अथो ये विश्यानां वधास्तेभ्यो मृत्यो नमोऽस्तु ते
námo devavadhébhyo námo rājavadhébhyaḥ | átho yé viśyā́nāṃ vadhā́s tébhyo mṛ́tyo námo astu te
Obeisance to the death-dealings of the gods; obeisance to the death-dealings of kings; and also to those death-dealings that are of the common folk—to them, O Death, be obeisance unto thee.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies)
Devata: Mṛtyu (Death), and implicitly the agencies of vadhá (slaying)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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