Sukta 3
तं वा अहं नार्वाञ्चं न पराञ्चं न प्रत्यञ्चम्
táṃ vā aháṃ nā́rvāñcaṃ ná parā́ñcaṃ ná pratyáñcam
Him verily I—neither hither-turned, nor away-turned, nor back-turned—(do I admit/allow).
Rishi: Uncertain from excerpt alone.
Devata: Rakṣā (Protection) as function; the ‘blocked’ entity is the doṣa/curse.
Chandas: Prose/fragment (elliptical).
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