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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.53.12

చక్రు: సామర్గ్యజుర్మన్త్రైర్వధ్వా రక్షాం ద్విజోత్తమా: । పురోహితోఽథర్వవిద్వై జుహావ గ్రహశాన్తయే ॥ ౧౨ ॥
cakruḥ sāma-rg-yajur-mantrair
[chakruh saama-rg-yajur-mantrair]
vadhvā rakṣāṁ dvijottamāḥ
[vadhvaa rakshaam dvijottamaah]
purohito ’tharva-vid vai
[purohito ’tharva-vid vai]
juhāva graha-śāntaye
[juhaava graha-shaantaye]
Word-for-word
cakruḥ — effected sāma - ṛg - yajuḥ — of the Sāma, Ṛg and Yajur Vedas mantraiḥ — with chants vadhvāḥ — of the bride rakṣām — the protection dvija - uttamaḥ — first-class brāhmaṇas purohitaḥ — the priest atharva - vit — who was expert in the mantras of the Atharva Veda vai — indeed juhāva — poured oblations of ghee graha — the controlling planets śāntaye — to pacify .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
cakruḥ sāma-rg-yajur-mantrair
cakruḥ
effected
sāma - ṛg - yajuḥ
of the Sāma, Ṛg and Yajur Vedas
mantraiḥ
with chants
vadhvā rakṣāṁ dvijottamāḥ
vadhvāḥ
of the bride
rakṣām
the protection
dvija - uttamaḥ
first-class brāhmaṇas
purohito ’tharva-vid vai
purohitaḥ
the priest
atharva - vit
who was expert in the mantras of the Atharva Veda
vai
indeed
juhāva graha-śāntaye
juhāva
poured oblations of ghee
graha
the controlling planets
śāntaye
to pacify .
Important Words
  • sāma - ṛg - yajuḥ — of the Sāma, Ṛg and Yajur Vedas
    Compound of three of the four Vedas. The Atharva is named separately in the same verse. Gauḍīyas treat this as a śruti-completeness signal: the entire Vedic corpus is invoked at the threshold of the Rukmiṇī-haraṇa, blessing the rākṣasa-vivāha to come.
  • rakṣām — protection
    Accusative of rakṣā. The same word that recurs in śaraṇāgati (rakṣiṣyatīti viśvāsaḥ — trust that He will protect). The brāhmaṇas perform rakṣā; Kṛṣṇa is the rakṣaka, and Rukmiṇī's faith is in Him alone.
  • atharva - vit — expert in the Atharva Veda
    Compound: atharva + vit (knower). The Atharva is specialized in apotropaic rites against grahas, doṣas, and obstacles. Vyāsa records every precaution Bhīṣmaka took — and Kṛṣṇa walks through them all.
The best of brāhmaṇas chanted mantras of the Ṛg, Sāma and Yajur Vedas for the bride’s protection, and the priest learned in the Atharva Veda offered oblations to pacify the controlling planets.
Purport

Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī points out that the Atharva Veda often deals with the pacification of unfavorable planets.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
The best of brāhmaṇas chanted mantras of the Ṛg, Sāma and Yajur Vedas for the bride's protection, and the priest learned in the Atharva Veda offered oblations to pacify the controlling planets.
Commentary

The experts in the atharvana mantras performed sacrifices to appease the unfavorable planets.

Jīva Gosvāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

Vai means famous. The mantras of the Atharva Veda deal with pacifying the planets.

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

The brāhmaṇas were different from the priest who chanted the Atharva Veda. Vai indicates the distinction.

Related values & verses
Related values
Aparigraha (Non-possessiveness)Bhakti (Devotion)Saurya (Heroism / Bravery)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)
Related verses
BG 14.1 BG 9.11 BG 12.6 BG 17.3 BG 5.18 BG 3.10 BG 18.64 BG 10.3 BG 10.4 BG 7.8 BG 18.37 SB 4.29.1 BG 3.9 BG 10.1
Concepts
Mantra
Related lectures
Personal Guidance
Analogy

Four guardians of the four Vedas stand at the four corners of a bridal chamber. The girl inside is named Rukmiṇī, but the protection being woven is for the marriage Kṛṣṇa is about to enact — the Vedas defend Bhagavān's līlā even when the priests think they are defending another match.

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