Sukta 5
एज॑देजदजग्रभं॒ चक्षुः॑ प्रा॒णम॑जग्रभम्। अङ्गा॑न्यजग्रभं॒ सर्वा॑ रात्री॑णामतिशर्व॒रे
éjad-éjad ajagrabhaṃ cákṣuḥ prā́ṇam ajagrabham | áṅgāny ajagrabhaṃ sárvā rā́trīṇām áti-śarvare
Each stirring thing I have seized; the eye, the breath I have seized; the limbs I have seized, in every night—most dark and over-dark.
एजदेजदजग्रभं चक्षुः प्राणमजग्रभम्। अङ्गान्यजग्रभं सर्वा रात्रीणामतिशर्वरे॥
Rishi: Atharvan (traditional)
Devata: Stambhana / Nidrā (functional)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: raudra
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