Sukta 47
द्वौ च ते विंशतिश्च ते रात्र्येकादशावमाः । तेभिर्नो अद्य पायुभिर्नु पाहि दुहितर्दिवः
dvā́u ca te viṃśatíś ca te rā́try ekādaśā́vamāḥ | tébhir no adyá pāyúbhir nú pāhi duhitár divaḥ
And two are thine, and twenty are thine, O Night; the last are eleven. With those protectors, even now, protect us to-day, O Daughter of Heaven.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Rātri (Daughter of Heaven) with her pāyus (protectors).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like.
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