Atharva Veda 7.89.3: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 9, Sukta 89, Mantra 3
Sukta 89
इ॒दमा॑पः॒ प्र व॑हताव॒द्यं च॒ मलं॑ च॒ यत्। यच्चा॑भिदु॒द्रोहानृ॑तं॒ यच्च॑ शे॒पे अ॒भीरु॑णम्
idám ā́paḥ prá vahatā́vadyam ca málam ca yát | yác cā́bhidudróhānṛ́taṃ yác ca śépe abhīrúṇam ||
This, O Waters, bear ye forth—what fault and what defilement there is; and what untruth, what treacherous wrong, and what dread thing lies in curse or oath.
ആപഃ (ജലദേവതകളേ), ഇതിനെ ഒഴുക്കിക്കളയുവിൻ—എന്ത് ദോഷമുണ്ടോ, എന്ത് മലിനതയുണ്ടോ. കൂടാതെ എന്ത് അസത്യമുണ്ടോ, എന്ത് ദ്രോഹജന്യ പാപമുണ്ടോ, ശാപത്തിലോ ശപഥത്തിലോ ഉള്ള ഭയങ്കരമായതെന്തോ അതും.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific attribution varies)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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