Atharva Veda 6.124.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 124, Mantra 2
Sukta 124
यदि॑ वृ॒क्षाद॒भ्यप॑प्त॒त् फलं॒ तद् यद्य॒न्तरि॑क्षा॒त् स उ॑ वा॒युरे॒व। यत्रास्पृ॑क्षत् त॒न्वो॒३यच्च॒ वास॑स॒ आपो॑ नुदन्तु॒ निरृ॑तिं परा॒चैः
yádi vṛkṣā́d abhy-àpaptat phálaṃ tád yády antárikṣāt sá u vāyúr evá | yátrā́spṛkṣat tanvò yác ca vā́saso ā́po nudantu nírṛtiṃ parācáiḥ
If from a tree a fruit hath fallen upon (me)—or if from the mid-air: that, in truth, is Wind alone. Where it hath touched, of the body, and what of the garment—let the Waters thrust Nirṛti away, far off.
若有果实自树上落下击中我——或自中空而来：那实乃唯有风而已。凡其所触之处——身体之处，及衣裳之处——愿诸水驱逐尼利提 Nirṛti，令其远去。
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the excerpt).
Devata: Āpas (Waters); Vāyu as explanatory agent; anti-deity target: Nirṛti.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like; requires metrical verification.
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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