cakruḥ sÄma-rg-yajur-mantrair
vadhvÄ raká¹£Äá¹ dvijottamÄḥ
purohito 'tharva-vid vai
juhÄva graha-Å›Äntaye
cakruḥ - effected; sÄma-á¹›g-yajuḥ - of the SÄma, Ṛg and Yajur Vedas; mantraiḥ - with chants; vadhvÄḥ - of the bride; raká¹£Äm - the protection; dvija-uttamaḥ - first-class brÄhmaṇas; purohitaḥ - the priest; atharva-vit - who was expert in the mantras of the Atharva Veda; vai - indeed; juhÄva - poured oblations of ghee; graha - the controlling planets; Å›Äntaye - to pacify.
The best of brÄhmaṇas chanted mantras of the Ṛg, SÄma and Yajur Vedas for the bride’s protection, and the priest learned in the Atharva Veda offered oblations to pacify the controlling planets.
ÅšrÄ«la ViÅ›vanÄtha CakravartÄ« points out that the Atharva Veda often deals with the pacification of unfavorable planets.
