Sukta 15
इन्द्रस्त्रातोत वृत्रहा परस्फानो वरेण्यः । स रक्षिता चरमतः स मध्यतः स पश्चात् स पुरस्तान्नो अस्तु
índras trā́tót vr̥trahā́ parasphā́nó váreṇyaḥ | sá rakṣitā́ caramatáḥ sá madhyatáḥ sá paścā́t sá purástān no astu
Indra is saviour, yea Vṛtra-slayer, the crusher, the choice-worthy. Let him be our guardian from the farthest bound, from the midst; let him be from behind, let him be before us.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (ṛṣi not specified in excerpt)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (not strictly verified here)
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