Atharva Veda 2.12.6: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 6
Sukta 12
अती॑व॒ यो म॑रुतो॒ मन्य॑ते नो॒ ब्रह्म॑ वा॒ यो निन्दि॑षत् क्रि॒यमा॑णम्। तपूं॑षि॒ तस्मै॑ वृजि॒नानि॑ सन्तु ब्रह्म॒द्विषं॒ द्यौर॑भि॒संत॑पाति
atī́va yó maruto mányate no bráhma vā yó níndiṣat kriyámāṇam | tapū́ṃṣi tásmai vṛjinā́ni santu brahmadvíṣaṃ dyáur abhísantapāti ||
Whoso, O Maruts, beyond all measure deemeth ill of us, or whoso revileth the holy spell while it is being wrought,—for him let burnings and misfortunes be: Heaven on the hater of the Brahman shall scorch down fiercely.
हे मरुतः, योऽतीव नो मन्यते, यो वा क्रियमाणं ब्रह्म निन्दति—तस्मै तपांसि वृजिनानि च सन्तु। ब्रह्मद्विषं द्यौरभिसन्तपाति।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often attributed broadly to Atharvan/Angiras lineages for protective-imprecatory material; specific r̥ṣi not stated in the provided excerpt).
Devata: Maruts; and Dyauḥ (Heaven) as punitive executor; brahman (mantra-power) as quasi-agent.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; four pādas with ~8 syllables tendency, though Atharvanic anuṣṭubh is often flexible).
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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