Atharva Veda 19.18.7: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 7
Sukta 18
वि॒श्वक॑र्माणं॒ ते स॑प्तऋ॒षिव॑न्तमृच्छन्तु । ये मा॑घा॒यव॒ उदी॑च्या दि॒शोऽभि॒दासा॑त्
viśvákarmāṇaṃ te saptar̥ṣívantam r̥cchantu | yé māghāyáva udī́cyā diśó’bhidā́sāt |
To thee may they resort—Viśvakarman attended by the Seven Seers—against those Māghāyus who press assault from the northern quarter.
सप्तऋषिवन्तं विश्वकर्माणं ते प्राप्नुवन्तु। ये माघायव उदीच्या दिशोऽभिदासात् (वैर्यभ्याघातं कुर्वन्ति) तेषां प्रतिघाताय।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/collective in late book 19); associated with protective enumerations of quarters
Devata: Viśvakarman (with Saptar̥ṣi entourage)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (late Atharvanic; mixed/irregular in book 19)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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