Atharva Veda 6.128.4: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 128, Mantra 4
Sukta 128
यो नो॑ भद्रा॒हमक॑रः सा॒यं नक्त॒मथो॒ दिवा॑ । तस्मै॑ ते नक्षत्रराज॒ शक॑धूम॒ सदा॒ नमः॑
yó no bhadrā́ham ákaroḥ sāyáṃ náktam átho dívā | tásmai te nákṣatra-rājan śakadhū́ma sadā́ námaḥ ||
Thou who hast made for us a lucky day, at eve, at night, and also by day—to thee, O King of the Nakṣatras, O Śakadhūma, be homage evermore.
夕べにも、夜にも、また昼にも、われらに吉祥の日を成したまう者よ。星宿の王（ナクシャトラ・ラージャ）、シャカドゥーマよ、汝に常しえに敬礼。
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not determinable from excerpt alone)
Devata: Nakṣatra-rājan (Śakadhūma)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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