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अथर्ववेद - काण्ड 19/ सूक्त 9/ मन्त्र 10
सूक्त - ब्रह्मा
देवता - शान्तिः, मन्त्रोक्ताः
छन्दः - अनुष्टुप्
सूक्तम् - शान्ति सूक्त
शं नो॒ ग्रहा॑श्चान्द्रम॒साः शमा॑दि॒त्यश्च॑ राहु॒णा। शं नो॑ मृ॒त्युर्धू॒मके॑तुः॒ शं रु॒द्रास्ति॒ग्मते॑जसः ॥
स्वर सहित पद पाठशम्। नः॒। ग्रहाः॑। चा॒न्द्र॒म॒साः। शम्। आ॒दि॒त्यः। च॒। रा॒हु॒णा। शम्। नः॒। मृ॒त्युः। धू॒मऽके॑तुः। शम्। रु॒द्राः। ति॒ग्मऽते॑जसः ॥९.१०॥
स्वर रहित मन्त्र
शं नो ग्रहाश्चान्द्रमसाः शमादित्यश्च राहुणा। शं नो मृत्युर्धूमकेतुः शं रुद्रास्तिग्मतेजसः ॥
स्वर रहित पद पाठशम्। नः। ग्रहाः। चान्द्रमसाः। शम्। आदित्यः। च। राहुणा। शम्। नः। मृत्युः। धूमऽकेतुः। शम्। रुद्राः। तिग्मऽतेजसः ॥९.१०॥
अथर्ववेद - काण्ड » 19; सूक्त » 9; मन्त्र » 10
Translation -
May the lunar eclipses be peaceful to us. May the solar eclipse caused by ‘Rahu’ be gracious to us. May the comet, bringing in death and destruction (in its trail) be harmless for us. May Rudras with sharp, penetrating brilliance be comfortable to us.
Footnote -
Rahu and Ketu are not demons, as interpreted by Griffith and Sayana. It is due to the ignorance of Astronomy. Rahrris the point, through which the moon passes and intercepts rays of light coming from the sun and prevents them from coming to the earth, therefore, causing solar eclipse. Similarly Ketu is the point through which the earth passes and cuts, off the Sun-rays from falling on the moon and thus causing the lunar eclipse. Rudras: eleven kinds of gases, with sharp and penetrating powers of consuming brilliance. There are active, when it is raining, thundering and lightening. Their prototypes are in the bodies of creatures, performing various functions to maintain them.