Atharva Veda 2.15.3: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 15, Mantra 3
Sukta 15
यथा॒ सूर्य॑श्च च॒न्द्रश्च॒ न बि॑भी॒तो न रिष्य॑तः । ए॒वा मे॑ प्राण॒ मा बि॑भेः
yáthā́ sū́ryaś ca candráś ca ná bibhītó ná riṣyátaḥ | evā́ me prā́ṇa mā́ bibheḥ ||
As the Sun and as the Moon fear not, nor come to harm, even so, O my Breath, do thou not fear.
ಸೂರ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಚಂದ್ರ ಭಯಪಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ, ಹಾನಿಗೊಳಗಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ, ಹೇ ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಾಣ, ನೀನು ಭಯಪಡಬೇಡ.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution for this single mantra not determinable here without the full anuvāka/hymn colophon).
Devata: Prāṇa (vital breath), with Sun and Moon as paradigmatic witnesses/powers.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; the verse is in the common Atharvanic anuṣṭubh cadence).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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