Sukta 24
वा॒युर॒न्तरि॑क्ष॒स्याधि॑पतिः॒ स मा॑वतु । अ॒स्मिन् ब्रह्म॑ण्य॒स्मिन् कर्म॑ण्य॒स्यां पु॑रो॒धाया॑म॒स्यां प्र॑ति॒ष्ठाया॑म॒स्या॑ चित्त्या॑म॒स्यामाकू॑त्याम॒स्यामा॒शिष्य॒स्यां दे॒वहू॑त्यां॒ स्वाहा॑
vāyúr antárikṣasy ádʰipatiḥ sá mā́vatu | asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́m puródʰāyām asyā́m pratíṣṭʰāyām asyā́m cíttyām asyā́m ākū́tyām asyā́m āśíṣi asyā́m deváhūtyāṁ svā́hā
Vāyu, the Lord of the Mid-air, let him protect me: in this holy spell, in this rite; in this fore-placing, in this firm establishment; in this intent, in this purposed will; in this blessing, in this calling of the Gods—Svāhā!
วายุ (Vāyu) เจ้าแห่งอันตริกษะ—แดนกลางฟ้า ขอท่านคุ้มครองข้าพเจ้า: ในพรหมมนต์ศักดิ์สิทธิ์นี้ ในพิธีกรรมนี้; ในการวางไว้ล่วงหน้านี้ ในการสถาปนามั่นคงนี้; ในความตั้งใจนี้ ในเจตจำนงที่มุ่งหมายนี้; ในคำอวยพรนี้ ในการอัญเชิญเทพทั้งหลายนี้—สวาหา (Svāhā)!
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution uncertain in this extract).
Devata: Vāyu (antarikṣasya adhipati).
Chandas: Litany-like Anuṣṭubh cadence with extended locative enumeration.
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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