Mantra 8
Sukta 5
इन्द्रस्य भाग स्थ । अपां शुक्रमापो देवीर्वर्चो अस्मासु धत्त । प्रजापतेर्वो धाम्नास्मै लोकाय सादये
índrasya bhāgá sthá | apā́ṃ śukrám ā́po devī́r várcó asmā́su dhatta | prajā́pater vó dhā́mnā́smái lokā́ya sādáye
Ye are Indra’s portion. O bright Ones of the Waters, O Waters, Goddesses, bestow ye splendour upon us. By Prajāpati’s ordinance—by your own established might—do I seat this man in yonder world (his proper realm).
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic (hymn-level attribution).
Devata: Āpaḥ with Indra as the named recipient of the ‘portion’; Prajāpati as authorizing power.
Chandas: Atharvanic cadence; often handled as Anuṣṭubh-like for practice.
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