Mantra 3
Sukta 45
यदिन्द्र ब्रह्मणस्पतेऽपि मृषा चरामसि । प्रचेता न आङ्गिरसो दुरितात् पात्वंहसः
yádi índra brahmaṇas-pate ’pí mṛ́ṣā cárāmasi | prácetā na āṅgiráso duritā́t pā́tv áṃhasaḥ ||
If, O Indra, O Lord of sacred speech, even in error we have gone astray—let the foreknowing Aṅgiras protect us from evil course, from anguish and from sin.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition with Aṅgiras association (not specified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Indra; Brahmaṇaspati; Aṅgiras as protective figure/lineage-power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
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