Atharva Veda 4.19.6 — Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 6
Sukta 19
अस॒द् भूम्याः॒ सम॑भव॒त् तद् यामे॑ति म॒हद् व्यचः॑ । तद् वै ततो॑ विधू॒पाय॑त् प्र॒त्यक् क॒र्तार॑मृच्छतु
ásat bhū́myāḥ sám abhavat tád yā́m eti mahád vyácaḥ | tád vái táto vidhūpā́yat prátyák kartā́ram ṛcchatu ||
From the earth the Unbeing came together into being; it goes its course, great and wide-spreading. Then indeed it smoked forth; let it reach back upon the doer (of the harm).
भूम्याः असत् समभवत्; तत् महद् व्यचः यामेति। तत् वै ततः विधूपायत्; प्रत्यक् कर्तारम् ऋच्छतु।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Apāmārga-power as pervasive expulsion; dhūpa as operative medium
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: raudra
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