Atharva Veda 4.28.1: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 28, Mantra 1
Sukta 28
पापमोचनम् । भवा॑शर्वौ म॒न्वे वां॒ तस्य॑ वित्तं॒ ययो॑र्वामि॒दं प्र॒दिशि॒ यद् वि॒रोच॑ते । याव॒स्ये॑शा॑थे द्वि॒पदो॒ यौ चतु॑ष्पद॒स्तौ नो॑ मुञ्चत॒मंह॑सः
pā́pa-mocánam | bhávāśárvau manvé vāṃ tásya vittáṃ yáyor vā́m idáṃ pradíśi yád virócáte | yā́v avasyè ī́śāthe dvipádo yáu catúṣpadas táu no muñcátam áṃhasaḥ ||
Sin’s loosening. Bhava and Śarva, I deem yours is the possession thereof—ye two whose presence shineth forth in every region of the quarters; ye who have mastery to aid both two-footed and four-footed: do ye release us from distress and sin.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable anukramaṇī attribution)
Devata: Bhava-Śarva (Rudra in dual form)
Chandas: Mixed; Atharvanic triṣṭubh/jagatī tendency with rubric
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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