Atharva Veda 6.4.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 2
Sukta 4
अंशो॒ भगो॒ वरु॑णो मि॒त्रो अ॑र्य॒मादि॑तिः॒ पान्तु॑ म॒रुतः॑ । अप॒ तस्य॒ द्वेषो॑ गमेदभि॒ह्रुतो॑ यावय॒च्छत्रु॒मन्ति॑तम्
áṁśo bhágo váruṇo mitró aryamā́ditíḥ pā́ntu marútaḥ | ápa tásya dvéṣo gamed abhihṛtó yāvaya chát rum ántitam ||
May Aṁśa, Bhaga, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, Aditi, and the Maruts guard us. From him let hatred depart—hatred hurled against him; drive thou away the enemy that is nearest at hand.
अंशो भगो वरुणो मित्रोऽर्यमा अदितिर्मरुतश्च नः पान्तु। तस्माद् द्वेषो गच्छतु—अभिहृतोऽपि द्वेषोऽपगच्छतु; अन्तितमं शत्रुं त्वं यावय।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/collective in many AV protective verses)
Devata: Ādityas (Aṁśa, Bhaga, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman, Aditi) and the Maruts
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; AV book 6 commonly uses anuṣṭubh in short apotropaic stanzas)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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