Mantra 1
Sukta 69
सुखम्। १ शन्तातिः। सुखम्। पथ्यापङ्क्तिः। शं नो वातो वातु शं नस्तपतु सूर्यः । अहानि शं भवन्तु नः शं रात्री प्रति धीयतां शमुषा नो व्युऽच्छतु
śáṃ no vā́to vātu śáṃ nas tapatu sū́ryaḥ | áhāni śáṃ bhavantu naḥ śáṃ rā́trīḥ práti dhīyatāṃ śám uṣā́ no ví ucchatu
Blow for our weal, O Wind; for our weal let the Sun give warmth. For us let the days be welfare; let welfare be set over against the nights; for us let Dawn break forth in welfare.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi not specified in the supplied excerpt)
Devata: Vāta, Sūrya, Ahanī (Days), Rātrī (Nights), Uṣas (Dawn) as beneficent powers
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (benedictive prose-like cadence; often treated as anuṣṭubh-like in recitation practice)
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