Mantra 22
Sukta 3
वि य और्णोत् पृथिवीं जायमान आ समुद्रमदधादन्तरिक्षे तस्य देवस्य । क्रुद्धस्यैतदागो य एवं विद्वांसं ब्राह्मणं जिनाति उद् वेपय रोहित प्र क्षिणीहि ब्रह्मज्यस्य प्रति मुञ्च पाशान्
ví yá āúrṇot pṛthivī́ṃ jā́yamāna ā́ samudrám adadhād antárikṣe tásya devásya | kruddhásyáitád ā́go yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ brāhmaṇáṃ jinā́ti úd vepaya rohita prá kṣiṇīhi brahmajyásya práti muñca pā́śān ||
He who, being born, overspread the Earth, who set the Ocean in the mid-air—of that God: this is the offence against the wrathful One, whoso, thus knowing, injureth a learned Brahman. Up—make him tremble, O Rohita; waste him away: in requital loose forth the nooses upon the Brahma-hurter.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution uncertain in this extract)
Devata: A cosmogonic ‘that god’ (tásya devásya), with Rohita as executing power
Chandas: Mixed/irregular; curse-refrain style
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