Mantra 2
Sukta 10
ईशां वो वेद राज्यं त्रिषंधे अरुणैः केतुभिः सह। ये अन्तरिक्षे ये दिवि पृथिव्यां ये च मानवाः। त्रिषंधेस्ते चेतसि दुर्णामान उपासताम्
īśā́m vo véda rā́jyaṁ triṣaṁdhe aruṇáiḥ ketúbhiḥ sahá | yé antárikṣe yé diví pṛthivyā́ṁ yé ca mānavā́ḥ | triṣaṁdhés té cétasi durnā́māna upā́satām ||
Lordship for you—kingship—Triṣandhi knows, together with ruddy banners. They that are in mid-air, they that are in heaven, on earth, and they that are men: let the ill-named in their mind attend upon Triṣandhi; let them be subject.
Rishi: To be verified (Anukramaṇī for 11.10.2)
Devata: Triṣandhi (junction-guardian) with ‘ketu’ as empowered sign; adversaries as objects of coercion
Chandas: To be verified
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