Atharva Veda 7.83.3: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 9, Sukta 83, Mantra 3
Sukta 83
उदु॑त्त॒मं व॑रुण॒ पाश॑म॒स्मदवा॑ध॒मं वि म॑ध्य॒मं श्र॑थाय । अधा॑ व॒यमा॑दित्य व्र॒ते तवाना॑गसो॒ अदि॑तये स्याम
úd úttamaṁ váruṇa pā́śam asmád ávā́dhamam ví madhyamáṁ śrathāya | áthā vayám ādítya vraté tavā́nāgaso áditaye syāma ||
Lift from us, O Varuṇa, the uppermost noose; cast away the nethermost; loosen, asunder, the middle. Then may we, O Āditya, in thy ordinance, guiltless, belong to Aditi—may we be for Freedom.
Nimm von uns, o Varuṇa, die oberste Schlinge; wirf die unterste fort; löse, auseinander, die mittlere. Dann mögen wir, o Āditya, in deiner Satzung, schuldlos, der Aditi angehören — mögen wir der Freiheit sein.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic seer(s) associated with Varuṇa-release hymns (exact attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Varuṇa (as Āditya); Aditi as the state/goal of unbinding
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (needs metrical verification per pada-count in recension)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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