Sukta 77
य उदानट् परायणं य उदानण् न्यायनम्। आवर्तनं निवर्तनं यो गोपा अपि तं हुवे
yá udānáṭ parā́yaṇaṃ yá udānáṇ nyā́yanam | āvártanam nivártanam yó gopā́ ápi táṃ húve ||
Him who hath driven forth the going-away, him who hath led aright the home-leading; the turning-back, the repelling—him, the Guardian too, do I invoke.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (r̥ṣi not specified in the provided excerpt; to be resolved from AVŚ anukramaṇī).
Devata: A protective ‘guardian’ power (gopā/rakṣitṛ), functionally aligned with Agni/Jātavedas in the following verse-context.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; to be confirmed by full hymn metrical scan).
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