Mantra 2
Sukta 53
पुनः प्राणः पुनरात्मा न ऐतु पुनश्चक्षुः पुनरसुर्न ऐतु । वैश्वानरो नो अदब्धस्तनूपा अन्तस्तिष्ठाति दुरितानि विश्वा
púnaḥ prāṇáḥ púnar ātmā́ na étu púnaś cákṣuḥ púnar ásur na étu | vaiśvānaráḥ no ádabdhas tanū-pā́ ántas tíṣṭhāti duritā́ni víśvā
Back let breath come, back let the self come unto us; back let sight, back let life return unto us. Vaiśvānara, our unbeguiled body-guard, stands within, (warding off) all misfortunes.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified here)
Devata: Vaiśvānara (Agni); also prāṇa/asu as invoked life-principles
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (probable; longer pādas)
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