Sukta 32
नास्य॒ केशा॒न् प्र वप॑न्ति॒ नोर॑सि॒ ताड॒मा घ्न॑ते । यस्मा॑ अछिन्नप॒र्णेन॑ द॒र्भेण॒ शर्म॑ यच्छति
nā́syá keśā́n prá vapanti nó urasí tā́ḍam ā́ ghnate | yásmai achinna-parṇéna dárbheṇa śárma yácchati
They shear not away his hair; upon his breast they deal no blow—he for whom, with uncut darbha-blade, (the charm) bestows shelter.
اس کے بال نہیں کاٹتے، اس کے سینے پر ضرب نہیں لگاتے، جس کے لیے کٹے ہوئے دربھہ پتے سے پناہ دی جاتی ہے۔
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition.
Devata: Darbha/Oṣadhi as protective agent; implicit Śarma (Protection) as effect.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence.
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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