Sukta 128
अ॒हो॒रा॒त्राभ्यां॒ नक्ष॑त्रेभ्यः सूर्याचन्द्र॒मसा॑भ्याम्। भ॒द्रा॒हम॒स्मभ्यं॑ राज॒न्छक॑धूम॒ त्वं कृ॑धि
ahorātrā́bhyāṃ nákṣatrébhyaḥ sū́ryācandramásābhyām | bhadrā́ham asmábhyaṃ rā́jan śakadhū́ma tváṃ kṛ́dhi ||
By Day and Night, by the Nakṣatras, by Sun and Moon—make for us a lucky day, O King, O Śakadhūma.
ด้วยกลางวันและกลางคืน ด้วยนักษัตร (Nakṣatra) ทั้งหลาย ด้วยพระอาทิตย์และพระจันทร์—ข้าแต่พระราชา ศกธูมะ (Śakadhūma) โปรดทำให้เป็นวันมงคลแก่พวกเรา
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi not securely determinable from the provided excerpt alone)
Devata: Nakṣatra-rājan (Śakadhūma) with day/night and sun/moon as invoked supports
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; common in AV 6th kāṇḍa short charms)
Primary: shanta
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