Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 10.53.12

cakruh sama-rg-yajur-mantrair

vadhva raksam dvijottamah

purohito 'tharva-vid vai

juhava graha-santaye

SYNONYMS

cakruh -- effected; sama-rg-yajuh -- of the Sama, Rg and Yajur Vedas; mantraih -- with chants; vadhvah -- of the bride; raksam -- the protection; dvija-uttamah -- first-class brahmanas; purohitah -- the priest; atharva-vit -- who was expert in the mantras of the Atharva Veda; vai -- indeed; juhava -- poured oblations of ghee; graha -- the controlling planets; santaye -- to pacify.

TRANSLATION

The best of brahmanas chanted mantras of the Rg, Sama and Yajur Vedas for the bride's protection, and the priest learned in the Atharva Veda offered oblations to pacify the controlling planets.

PURPORT

Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti points out that the Atharva Veda often deals with the pacification of unfavorable planets.

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