Sukta 29
यौ ते॑ दू॒तौ नि॑रृत इ॒दमे॒तोऽप्र॑हितौ॒ प्रहि॑तौ वा गृ॒हं नः॑ । क॒पो॒तो॒लू॒काभ्या॒मप॑दं॒ तद॑स्तु
yáu te dūtáu nírṛte idám etó ’práhitau práhitau vā gṛháṃ naḥ | kapótolūkā́bhyām ápadaṃ tád astu ||
What two messengers of thine, O Nirṛti, come hither—unsent or sent—unto our house: from pigeon and from owl let that be trackless, let it find no foothold.
Dua utusanmu, wahai Nirṛti, yang datang ke sini—tidak diutus ataupun diutus—ke rumah kami: daripada merpati dan daripada burung hantu, biarlah itu tanpa jejak, biarlah tidak menemukan pijakan.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa (confirm via anukramaṇī).
Devata: Nirṛti (ruin) with omen-birds as her dūtas.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like tendency (but Atharvanic irregularities possible; confirm by count).
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: shanta
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