Atharva Veda 2.2.4: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 4
Sukta 2
अभ्रि॑ये॒ दिद्यु॒न्नक्ष॑त्रिये॒ या वि॒श्वाव॑सुं गन्ध॒र्वं सच॑ध्वे । ताभ्यो॑ वो देवी॒र्नम॒ इत् कृ॑णोमि
abhriyé didyút nakṣatríye yā́ viśvā́vasuṃ gandharváṃ sacádhve | tā́bhyo vo devī́r náma ít kṛṇomi ||
To Abhriyā, to the flashing One, to Nakṣatriyā—to you Goddesses who consort with Viśvāvasu the Gandharva—to those, to you, O Goddesses, I verily make obeisance.
అభ్రియా దేవికి, మెరుపులా ప్రకాశించే (దిద్యుమాన్) దేవికి, నక్షత్రియా దేవికి—విశ్వావసు గంధర్వునితో సంగమించే దేవతలారా—ఆ దేవతలకే, ఓ దేవతలారా, నేను నిశ్చయంగా నమస్కారం అర్పిస్తున్నాను.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type for such protective formulae)
Devata: Abhriyā; Didyut; Nakṣatriyā; and the associated Gandharva Viśvāvasu (as the consorted/attended male spirit)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (by cadence and pāda-structure; transmitted as a single verse with a caesura at the danda)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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