Atharva Veda 2.13.3: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 3
Sukta 13
परी॒दं वासो॑ अधिथाः स्व॒स्तयेऽभू॑र्गृष्टी॒नाम॑भिशस्ति॒पा उ॑ । श॒तं च॒ जीव॑ श॒रदः॑ पुरू॒ची रा॒यश्च॒ पोष॑मुप॒संव्य॑यस्व
párī́daṁ vā́so adhithāḥ svastáye ’bhū́r gṛṣṭīnā́m abhiśastipā́ u | śatáṁ ca jī́va śarádaḥ purūcī́ rā́yaś ca póṣam upasaṁvyáyasva
Round thee this garment hast thou put for welfare; thou hast become, verily, the herds’ protector from imprecation. Live thou a hundred years, yea many autumns; and wealth and thriving—wrap them close about thee.
汝はこの衣を身にめぐらして安泰のためとした。汝はまことに、呪詛・悪言から群れ（家畜）を守る護り手となった。百年を生きよ、多くの秋を重ねよ。富と繁栄とを、身にしっかりと巻きまとえ。
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn; commonly classed under Atharvan/Angiras strata)
Devata: Vāsaḥ (the garment as a personified protective medium) / Svasti (Auspicious Well-being) with paustika intent
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic cadence; pāda-structure consistent with anuṣṭubh-type blessing verse)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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