Atharva Veda 4.36.8: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 36, Mantra 8
Sukta 36
यं ग्राम॑मावि॒शत॑ इ॒दमु॒ग्रं सहो॒ मम॑ । पि॒शा॒चास्तस्मा॑न्नश्यन्ति॒ न पा॒पमुप॑ जानते
yáṃ grā́mam āviśát idám ugráṃ sáho máma | piśācā́s tásmān naśyanti ná pā́pam úpa jā́nate ||
Into whatsoever village this my fierce and puissant Might hath entered, from that place the Piśācas vanish forth; nor do they win approach unto the Evil.
جس گاؤں میں میری یہ شدید اور طاقتور قوت داخل ہوئی ہو، وہاں سے پشاچ غائب ہو جاتے ہیں، اور وہ برائی تک نہیں پہنچ سکتے۔
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/collective for protective charms in this stratum)
Devata: Sahas/Mantra-power (apotropaic force); implicitly anti-Piśāca
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; AV village-protection verses commonly in anuṣṭubh)
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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