Mantra 5
Sukta 33
दर्भेण त्वं कृणवद् वीर्याऽणि दर्भं बिभ्रदात्मना मा व्यथिष्ठाः । अतिष्ठाया वर्चसाधान्यान्त्सूर्य इवा भाहि प्रदिशश्चतस्रः
dárbheṇa tváṁ kṛṇavad vīryā̀ṇi dárbhaṁ bíbhrad ātmanā́ mā́ vyathiṣṭhāḥ | átiṣṭhāya várcaḥ-sā́d hānyān sū́rya ivā́ bhāhi pradíśaś cátasraḥ ||
With darbha do thou accomplish powers; bearing darbha on thine own person, be not dismayed. Standing forth, establishing splendor, shine like the Sun unto the four quarters.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as above; late AV domestic-protective style).
Devata: Darbha as sacral medium; Sūrya as exemplar of radiance; vársas (splendor) as functional deity.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
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