Atharva Veda 19.17.2: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 2
Sukta 17
वा॒युर्मा॒न्तरि॑क्षेणै॒तस्या॑ दि॒शः पा॑तु॒ तस्मि॑न् क्रमे॒ तस्मिं॑छ्रये॒ तां पुरं॒ प्रैमि॑ । स मा॑ रक्षतु॒ स मा॑ गोपायतु॒ तस्मा॑ आ॒त्मानं॒ परि॑ ददे॒ स्वाहा॑
vāyúr mā́ntárikṣeṇaítasyā́ diśáḥ pā́tu tásmin kráme tásmiñ chraye tā́m púraṃ práimi | sá mā rakṣatu sá mā gopāyatu tásmā ātmā́naṃ pári dade svā́hā
May Vāyu, with the mid-air, guard me from this quarter. In that I step; in that I take refuge; unto that stronghold I go forth. May he protect me; may he watch over me: to him I wholly commit my very self—svāhā.
ขอวายุ (Vāyu) พร้อมด้วยอันตริกษะ (antarikṣa) จงคุ้มครองข้าพเจ้าจากทิศนี้. ในที่นั้นข้าพเจ้าก้าวไป; ในที่นั้นข้าพเจ้าลี้ภัย; ข้าพเจ้าออกไปสู่ป้อมปราการนั้น. ขอท่านจงปกป้องข้าพเจ้า; ขอท่านจงเฝ้าดูแลข้าพเจ้า: ข้าพเจ้าขอมอบอาตมัน (ātman) ของตนโดยสิ้นเชิงแก่ท่าน—svāhā.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgirasa tradition (general for AV protective hymns; specific attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Vāyu (with antarikṣa as his sphere of operation)
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like yajus-style cadence within AV; often treated as anustubh-adjacent in recensional counting
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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