Atharva Veda 2.12.8: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 8
Sukta 12
आ द॑धामि ते प॒दं समि॑द्धे जा॒तवे॑दसि । अ॒ग्निः शरी॑रं वेवे॒ष्ट्वसुं॒ वागपि॑ गछतु
ā́ dadhāmi te padáṃ samíddhe jātávedasi | agníḥ śarī́raṃ vevéṣṭv ásuṃ vā́g ápi gachatu ||
I set for thee thy footing in Jātavedas duly kindled. Let Agni fold the body round; let breath, let Speech also, come again.
ഹേ സമിദ്ധ ജാതവേദസേ, നിനക്കായി നിന്റെ പദം (സ്ഥാനമോ പാദമോ) ഞാൻ സ്ഥാപിക്കുന്നു. അഗ്നി ശരീരത്തെ ചുറ്റി പൊതിയട്ടെ; പ്രാണവും വാക്കും വീണ്ടും മടങ്ങിവരട്ടെ.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often attributed broadly to Atharvan/Angiras line for such healing verses; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Agni Jātavedas (as healer and restorer of life-signs: asu and vāk).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic cadence; pāda-structure consistent with 8-syllable quarters, allowing minor textual/recensional variation).
Primary: karuna
Secondary: shanta
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