Mantra 2
Sukta 27
शिवः कपोत इषितो नो अस्त्वनागा देवाः शकुनो गृहं नः । अग्निर्हि विप्रो जुषतां हविर्नः परि हेतिः पक्षिणी नो वृणक्तु
śiváḥ kapóta iṣitó no astv anāgā́ devāḥ śakunó gṛháṁ naḥ | agnír hí vípro juṣátāṁ havír naḥ pári hetíḥ pakṣíṇī no vṛṇaktu ||
Auspicious be the Pigeon, though sent, and guiltless, O ye Gods, the bird-omen toward our house. For Agni, the inspired, shall take delight in our oblation: and round about us let the winged missile choose (its course away), and encompass us.
Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (śakuna-śānti complex)
Devata: Agni (explicit); also the Gods collectively; the ‘heti’ as adversarial force
Chandas: Jagatī/triṣṭubh-mixed (AV irregular); functionally a śānti-mantra
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