Atharva Veda 6.113.1: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 12, Sukta 113, Mantra 1
Sukta 113
पापनाशनम्। त्रि॒ते दे॒वा अ॑मृजतै॒तदेन॑स्त्रि॒त ए॑नन्मनु॒ष्येऽषु ममृजे । ततो॒ यदि॑ त्वा॒ ग्राहि॑रान॒शे तां ते॑ दे॒वा ब्रह्म॑णा नाशयन्तु
trité devā́ amṛjataitád énas tritá énan manuṣyéṣv amamṛje | tató yádi tvā grāhír ānáśe tā́ṃ te devā́ bráhmaṇā nāśayantu ||
Sin-destroying. In Trita the Gods wiped off this guilt; Trita wiped it off among men. Thereafter, if the Seizer hath laid hold on thee, that let the Gods, by holy spell, cause to perish for thee.
पापनाशनम्। त्रिते देवाः एतदेनः अमृजन्; त्रितः मनुष्येषु एनत् अमृजत। ततः यदि त्वां ग्राहिः अनशे, तां ते देवाः ब्रह्मणा नाशयन्तु।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (see Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Trita (as purifier) and the Gods collectively; adversary: Grāhi (seizer)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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