Mantra 27
Sukta 5
२॥ विष्णोः क्रमोऽसि सपत्नहा द्यौसंशितः सूर्यतेजाः । दिवमनु वि क्रमेऽहं दिवस्तं निर्भजामो यो३स्मान् द्वेष्टि यं वयं द्विष्मः। स मा जीवीत् तं प्राणो जहातु
víṣṇoḥ krámo ’si sapatná-hā dyáu-saṃśitaḥ sū́rya-tejāḥ | divám ánu ví krame ’háṃ divás táṃ nírbhajāmo yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ | sá mā́ jī́vit táṃ prāṇó jahātu
Thou art Viṣṇu’s Stride, the slayer of rivals, whetted with the Heaven, possessed of the Sun’s splendour. Along the Heaven I stride forth; from Heaven we thrust him out—who hateth us, whom we do hate. Let him not live: let Life-breath abandon him.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi not stated in the provided excerpt; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type for such charms)
Devata: Viṣṇu (as Krama/Trivikrama-power); secondarily Prāṇa as executable agent
Chandas: Mixed prose-like triṣṭubh/jagatī tendency in Atharvanic style (needs full hymn metrical audit; this verse is not a strict anuṣṭubh)
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