Atharva Veda 1.35.2: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 35, Mantra 2
Sukta 35
नैनं॒ रक्षां॑सि॒ न पि॑शा॒चाः स॑हन्ते दे॒वाना॒मोजः॑ प्रथम॒जं ह्ये॒तत्। यो बिभ॑र्ति दाक्षाय॒णं हिर॑ण्यं॒ स जी॒वेषु॑ कृणुते दी॒र्घमायुः॑
náinaṃ rákṣāṃsi ná piśācā́ḥ sahante devā́nām ójaḥ prathamajáṃ hí etát | yó bíbhar̥ti dākṣāyaṇáṃ híraṇyaṃ sá jīvéṣu kr̥ṇute dīrghám-ā́yuḥ ||
Neither Rākṣases nor Piśācas can withstand him: for this is the Gods’ might, first-born in its origin. Whoso beareth the Dākṣāyaṇa gold, he among the living maketh for himself long life.
नैनं रक्षांसि न पिशाचाः सहन्ते देवानामोजः प्रथमजं ह्येतत्। यो बिभर्ति दाक्षायणं हिरण्यं स जीवेṣu कृणुते दीर्घमायुः॥
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer not specified in the provided excerpt; commonly transmitted as Atharvan/Angiras-type for rakṣoghna material)
Devata: Hiraṇya as empowered by ‘devānām ojas’ (divine might); apotropaic power against Rākṣasas and Piśācas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable cadence typical of the two-hemistich structure here)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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