Atharva Veda 13.3.14: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 14
Sukta 3
स॒ह॒स्रा॒ह्ण्यं विय॑तावस्य प॒क्षौ हरे॑र्हं॒सस्य॒ पत॑तः स्व॒र्गम्। स दे॒वान्त्सर्वा॒नुर॑स्युप॒दद्य॑ सं॒पश्य॑न् याति॒ भुव॑नानि॒ विश्वा॒ तस्य॑ दे॒वस्य॑। क्रु॒द्धस्यै॒तदागो॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वांसं॑ ब्राह्म॒णं जि॒नाति॑ । उद् वे॑पय रोहित॒ प्र क्षि॑णीहि ब्रह्म॒ज्यस्य॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्च॒ पाशा॑न्
sahasrā́hṇyaṃ víyatāvasya pákṣau háreḥ haṃsásya pátataḥ svargám | sá devā́n sárvān urásy úpadádya saṃpáśyan yāti bhúvanāni víśvā tásya devásya | kruddhásyaitád ā́go yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ brāhmaṇáṃ jinā́ti | úd vepaya rohita prá kṣiṇīhi brahmajyásya práti muñca pāśā́n
A thousand-day might are the wings of the wide-stretching—of Hari’s haṃsa flying heavenward. Setting all the gods within his breast, surveying, he goes through all the worlds. This is the offence against that god when wrathful—whoso thus overmasters a knowing Brahmin. Up, make him tremble, O Rohita; waste him away: against the brahma-slayer loose forth the nooses.
Tausend-Tage-Kraft sind die beiden Flügel des weit Ausgespannten, des Hari‑haṃsa, der himmelwärts fliegt. Alle Götter in seiner Brust bergend, alles überschaut er und durchschreitet alle Welten — jenes Gottes. Dies ist die Verfehlung gegen jenen Gott, wenn er erzürnt ist: wer so einen wissenden Brahmanen niederzwingt. Auf, lass ihn erzittern, o Rohita; zehre ihn aus; gegen den brahmajya (Brahmanenmörder) löse die Schlingen.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable)
Devata: Rohita (solar haṃsa/Hari)
Chandas: Mixed; refrain-driven
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: raudra
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