Atharva Veda 3.27.5: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 27, Mantra 5
Sukta 27
ध्रु॒वा दिग् विष्णु॒रधि॑पतिः क॒ल्माष॑ग्रीवो रक्षि॒ता वी॒रुध॒ इष॑वः । तेभ्यो॒ नमोऽधि॑पतिभ्यो॒ नमो॑ रक्षि॒तृभ्यो॒ नम॒ इषु॑भ्यो नम॒ एभ्यो अस्तु । यो॒३ऽस्मान् द्वेष्टि॒ यं व॒यं द्वि॒ष्मस्तं वो॒ जम्भे॑ दध्मः
dhrúvā́ dig víṣṇur ádhipatiḥ kalmā́ṣagrīvo rakṣitā́ vīrúdha íṣavaḥ | tébhyo námo ’dhipátibhyo námo rakṣitṛ́bhyo náma íṣubhyo náma ébhyo astu | yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmas táṃ vo jámbhe dadhmaḥ ||
Steadfast is the Quarter: Viṣṇu is its Over-lord; Kalmāṣagrīva is its Guardian; the Plants are its Arrows. To them be homage—to the Over-lords homage, to the Guardians homage, to the Arrows homage; to these be homage—so be it. Whoso hateth us, and whom we hate, him we commit unto your jaws.
Fest steht die Himmelsgegend: Viṣṇu ist ihr Oberherr; Kalmāṣagrīva ist ihr Wächter; die Pflanzen (vīrudh) sind ihre Pfeile. Ihnen sei Verehrung: den Oberherren Verehrung, den Wächtern Verehrung, den Pfeilen Verehrung; auch diesen sei Verehrung — so sei es. Wer uns hasst und wen wir hassen, den geben wir euren Kiefern preis.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (directional rakṣā hymn; specific ṛṣi not supplied in the input)
Devata: Dik (the Quarter) with Viṣṇu as adhipati; Kalmāṣagrīva as rakṣitṛ; personified iṣavaḥ (missiles)
Chandas: Predominantly Anuṣṭubh-like prose-verse cadence (mixed; requires pada-count verification from full hymn context)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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