Atharva Veda 2.12.5: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 5
Sukta 12
द्यावा॑पृथिवी॒ अनु॒ मा दी॑धीथां॒ विश्वे॑ देवासो॒ अनु॒ मा र॑भध्वम्। अङ्गि॑रसः॒ पित॑रः॒ सोम्या॑सः पा॒पमार्छ॑त्वपका॒मस्य॑ क॒र्ता
dyā́vā-pṛthivī́ ánu mā dī́dhīthāṃ víśve devāso ánu mā rabhadhvam | áṅgirasaḥ pítaraḥ sómyāḥ pāpám archatu apakā́masya kartā́ ||
O Heaven and Earth, in due course shine ye upon me; all ye Gods, in due course lay hold on me. Ye Angirases, ye Fathers, Soma-linked: let the evil pass away—unto the maker of harm, the ill-wisher’s agent.
द्यावापृथिवी अनु मा दीधीथां विश्वे देवासो अनु मा रभध्वम्। अङ्गिरसः पितरः सोम्यासः पापमार्छत्वपकामस्य कर्ता॥
Rishi: Angiras/Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level r̥ṣi attribution needed for certainty)
Devata: Dyāvāpṛthivī; Viśve Devāḥ; Angirases; Pitṛs (collective protective agencies)
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh or mixed (requires full hymn metrical scan; single-verse evidence insufficient)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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