Atharva Veda 8.2.23: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 23
Sukta 2
मृ॒त्युरी॑शे द्वि॒पदां॑ मृ॒त्युरी॑शे॒ चतु॑ष्पदाम्। तस्मा॒त् त्वां मृ॒त्योर्गोप॑ते॒रुद् भ॑रामि॒ स मा बि॑भेः
mṛtyúḥ ī́śe dvipádāṃ mṛtyúḥ ī́śe catúṣpadām | tásmāt tvāṃ mṛtyór gṓpater úd bharāmi sá mā bibhēḥ
Death ruleth over bipeds; Death ruleth over quadrupeds. Therefore from Death, the keeper, do I bear thee forth: fear thou not.
Śmierć panuje nad dwunożnymi; Śmierć panuje nad czworonożnymi. Dlatego ze Śmierci, stróża, wydobywam cię: nie bój się.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Āyusya hymn-cycle).
Devata: Mṛtyu (as adversary); implicitly the saving power of brahman/mantra.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (common in apotropaic extraction formulas).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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