Mantra 2
Sukta 54
ऋचं साम यदप्राक्षं हविरोजो यजुर्बलम्। एष मा तस्मान्मा हिंसीद् वेदः पृष्टः शचीपते
ṛ́caṃ sā́ma yád aprā́kṣaṃ havír-ojo yajúḥ-bálam | eṣá mā́ tásmān mā́ hiṃsīd védaḥ pṛṣṭáḥ śacīpate ||
The Ṛc, the Sāman—what I have inquired of—oblation-strength, Yajus-force: let not this Veda, when questioned, injure me therefor, O Lord of might.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution uncertain)
Devata: Indra (Śacīpati); also Veda as a potent personified force
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)
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