Atharva Veda 6.96.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 10, Sukta 96, Mantra 2
Sukta 96
मु॒ञ्चन्तु॑ मा शप॒थ्या॒३दथो॑ वरु॒ण्याऽदु॒त। अथो॑ य॒मस्य॒ पड्वी॑शाद् विश्व॑स्माद् देवकिल्बि॒षात्
muñcántu mā śapathyā̀d átho varuṇyā̀d utá | átho yámasya padvī́śād víśvasmād devakílbiṣāt
Let them release me from the oath-born curse, and also from Varuṇa’s (penalty), and further from Yama’s snare—yea, from every divine transgression.
శపథం వల్ల పుట్టిన శాపం నుండి నన్ను విడిపించండి; వరుణుని దండన నుండి కూడా, ఇంకా యముని పాశం నుండి కూడా—అవును, సమస్త దేవకిల్బిషం (దైవ అపరాధం/అపవిత్రత) నుండి.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not explicit in the provided excerpt).
Devata: Oṣadhis as liberators; Varuṇa and Yama as feared bond-holders (invoked as sources of constraint to be averted)
Chandas: Likely anuṣṭubh; requires full metrical audit.
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: shanta
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