Sukta 2
दे॒वानां॑ हे॒तिः परि॑ त्वा वृणक्तु पा॒रया॑मि त्वा॒ रज॑स॒ उ॑त् त्वा॑ मृ॒त्योर॑पीपरम्। आ॒राद॒ग्निं क्र॒व्यादं॑ नि॒रूहं॑ जी॒वात॑वे ते परि॒धिं द॑धामि
devā́nāṃ hetíḥ pári tvā vṛṇaktu pārayā́mi tvā rájasa ú t tvā mṛtyór apīparam | ārā́d agníṃ kravyā́daṃ nirū́haṃ jīvā́tave te paridhíṃ dadhāmi ||
Let the Gods’ weapon close around thee. I bear thee through from out the region; from Death I have delivered thee. Far off the flesh-devouring Fire, the uprooting one— for thy living I set a boundary round about thee.
Biarlah senjata para Dewa melingkungimu. Aku membawamu menyeberangi wilayah ini; daripada Mṛtyu (Kematian) aku telah melepaskanmu. Jauhkanlah Agni pemakan-daging (kravyād), si pencabut-akar; demi hidupmu aku menegakkan sempadan pelindung di sekelilingmu.
Rishi: Atharvanic (per Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Divine protective force (devānām heti), anti-Mṛtyu power; opposed to Kravyād Agni.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; confirm in edition).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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