Atharva Veda 5.28

nava prāṇān navabhiḥ saṃ mimīte dīrghāyutvāya śataśāradāya harite trīṇi rajate trīṇy ayasi trīṇi tapasāviṣṭitāni

With an amulet of three metals: for safety etc

Nine breaths with nine he combines (? sam-mā), in order to length of life for a hundred autumns; in the yellow (hárita), three; in silver, three; in iron (? áyas), three—enveloped with fervor.

agniḥ sūryaś candramā bhūmir āpo dyaur antarikṣaṃ pradiśo diśaś ca ārtavā ṛtubhiḥ saṃvidānā anena mā trivṛtā pārayantu

Fire, sun, moon, earth, waters, sky, atmosphere, directions, and quarters, they of the seasons in concord with the seasons—let them rescue (pāray) me by this triple one.

trayaḥ poṣās trivṛti śrayantām anaktu pūṣā payasā ghṛtena annasya bhūmā puruṣasya bhūmā bhūmā paśūnāṃ ta iha śrayantām

Let three abundances (póṣa) resort to the triple one; let Pūshan anoint it with milk, with ghee; affluence of food, affluence of man (púruṣa), affluence of cattle—let these resort hither.

imam ādityā vasunā sam ukṣatemam agne vardhaya vavṛdhānaḥ imam indra saṃ sṛja vīryeṇāsmin trivṛcchrayatāṃ poṣayiṣṇu

O Ādityas, sprinkle this man well with good (vásu); O Agni, do thou, thyself increasing, increase him; unite him, O Indra, with heroism; let the prospering triple one resort to him.

bhūmiṣ ṭvā pātu haritena viśvabhṛd agniḥ pipartv ayasā sajoṣāḥ vīrudbhiṣ ṭe arjunaṃ saṃvidānaṃ dakṣaṃ dadhātu sumanasyamānam

Let earth, the all-bearing, protect thee with the yellow one; let Agni rescue [thee] in accord with the iron; let the silver one (árjuna), in concord with the plants, bestow (dhā) on thee dexterity, with favoring mind.

tredhā jātam janmanedaṃ hiraṇyam agner ekaṃ priyatamaṃ babhūva somasyaikaṃ hiṃsitasya parāpatat apām ekaṃ vedhasāṃ reta āhus tat te hiraṇyaṃ trivṛd astv āyuṣe

Triply born by birth [is] this gold: one was Agni's dearest; one fell away of Soma when injured; one they call the seed of devout waters; let that triple gold be thine in order to life-time.

tryāyuṣaṃ jamadagneḥ kaśyapasya tryāyuṣam tredhāmṛtasya cakṣaṇaṃ trīṇy āyūṃṣi te 'karam

Triple life-time of Jamadagni, Kaçyapa's triple life-time, sight of the immortal (amṛ́ta) triply, three life-times have I made for thee.

trayaḥ suparṇās trivṛtā yad āyann ekākṣaram abhisaṃbhūya śakrāḥ praty auhan mṛtyum amṛtena sākam antardadhānā duritāni viśvā

When the three eagles (suparṇá) went with the triple one, becoming, mighty ones (çakrá), a single syllable, they bore back death along with (sākám) the immortal, warding off (antar-dhā) all difficulties.

divas tvā pātu haritaṃ madhyāt tvā pātv arjunam bhūmyā ayasmayaṃ pātu prāgād devapurā ayam

From the sky let the yellow one protect thee; from the midst let the silver one protect thee; from the earth let that made of iron protect [thee]; this [man] hath gone forward to strongholds of the gods.

imās tisro devapurās tās tvā rakṣantu sarvataḥ tās tvaṃ bibhrad varcasvy uttaro dviṣatāṃ bhava

These [are] three strongholds of the gods; let them defend thee on all sides; bearing these, do thou, possessing splendor, become superior to them that hate thee.

puraṃ devānām amṛtaṃ hiraṇyam ya ābedhe prathamo devo agre tasmai namo daśa prācīḥ kṛṇomy anu manyatāṃ trivṛd ābadhe me

The stronghold of the gods, deathless (amṛ́ta) gold, what god first bound on in the beginning, to him I pay homage, [my] ten extended [fingers]; let him approve my binding-on the triple one.

ā tvā cṛtatv aryamā pūṣā bṛhaspatiḥ aharjātasya yan nāma tena tvāti cṛtāmasi

Let Aryaman fasten (cṛt) thee on, let Pūshan, let Brihaspati; what is the name of the day-born one, therewith we fasten thee over.

ṛtubhiṣ ṭvārtavair āyuṣe varcase tvā saṃvatsarasya tejasā tena saṃhanu kṛṇmasi

Thee with the seasons, with them of the seasons; thee unto lifetime, unto splendor; with the brilliancy of the year—with that we make [thee] of closed jaw (? sáṁhanu).

ghṛtād ulluptam madhunā samaktaṃ bhūmidṛṃham acyutam pārayiṣṇu bhindat sapatnān adharāṃś ca kṛṇvad ā mā roha mahate saubhagāya

Snatched (lup) out of ghee, anointed over with honey, fixing the earth, unmoved, rescuing, splitting [our] rivals, and putting them down, do thou ascend me in order to great good-fortune.