Rig Veda 2.23.16: Mandala 2, Sukta 23, Mantra 16
Sukta 2.23
मा नः स्तेनेभ्यो ये अभि द्रुहस्पदे निरामिणो रिपवोऽन्नेषु जागृधुः । आ देवानामोहते वि व्रयो हृदि बृहस्पते न परः साम्नो विदुः ॥
mā́ naḥ stenébhyo yé abhí druháspade nirāmíṇo ripávo ánneṣu jāgṛdhúḥ | ā́ devā́nām óhate ví vrayó hṛdí bṛ́haspate ná paráḥ sāmno viduḥ ||
Let not the thieves who plot treachery against our footing—those unhealing foes who hunger for our sustenance—reach us. O Bṛhaspati, you weave the gods’ protecting cover; you open the enclosures in the heart—none knows better the secret harmonies of the chant.
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