Mantra 5
Sukta 56
यस्य क्रूरमभजन्त दुष्कृतोऽस्वप्नेन सुकृतः पुण्यमायुः । स्वर्मदसि परमेण बन्धुना तप्यमानस्य मनसोऽधि जज्ञिषे
yásya krūrám ábhajanta duṣkṛ́to ’svápnena sukṛ́taḥ púṇyam ā́yuḥ | svár-madasi paraméṇa bándhunā tápyamānasya mánaso ’dhí jajñiṣe ||
Whom the evil-doers have allotted cruelty, him the well-doers—by dreamlessness—(allot) holy life. Thou exultest in the heavenly light by the highest bond; from upon the mind of him that is tormented wast thou brought to birth.
Rishi: Late Atharvanic attribution (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Svapna (and implicitly Asvapna as counter-condition); moral forces sukṛta/duṣkṛta.
Chandas: Late triṣṭubh-like cadence (requires metrical confirmation).
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