Atharva Veda 3.26.2: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 26, Mantra 2
Sukta 26
ये॒३स्यां स्थ दक्षि॑णायां दि॒श्यऽ वि॒ष्यवो॒ नाम॑ दे॒वास्तेषां॑ वः॒ काम॒ इष॑वः । ते नो॑ मृडत॒ ते नोऽधि॑ ब्रूत॒ तेभ्यो॑ वो॒ नम॒स्तेभ्यो॑ वः॒ स्वाहा॑
yé ’syā́m stha dákṣiṇāyāṃ diśy à viṣyávo nā́ma devā́s téṣāṃ vaḥ kā́ma íṣavaḥ | té no mṛḍata té no ’dhí brūta tébhyo vo námas tébhyo vaḥ svā́hā ||
Ye who are stationed in this southern quarter—gods called the Piercers—of you those arrows are Kāma. Be gracious unto us; speak ye in authority over us. To you be reverence; to you be svāhā.
ท่านทั้งหลายผู้สถิตอยู่ในทิศใต้—เหล่าเทพผู้มีนามว่า “วิษฺยวะ (Viṣyava, ผู้แทงทะลุ)”—ศรของท่านทั้งหลายคือ กามะ (Kāma, ความใคร่ปรารถนา). ขอจงเมตตาแก่พวกเรา; ขอจงตรัสเหนือพวกเราด้วยอำนาจ. ขอนอบน้อมแด่ท่านทั้งหลาย; ขอสวาหา (svāhā) แด่ท่านทั้งหลาย.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (collective/anonymous in later ritual use)
Devata: Deities of the southern quarter called Viṣyavaḥ; Kāma as their missile-force
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (refrain-driven)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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