Mantra 2
Sukta 97
वृकश्चिदस्य वारण उरामथिरा वयुनेषु भूषति । सेमं नः स्तोमं जुजुषाण आ गहीन्द्र प्र चित्रया धिया
vṛ́kaś cid asya vāraṇá urā́mathirā́ vayúneṣu bhūṣati | sémáṃ naḥ stómaṃ jujuṣāṇá ā́ gahī́ndra prá citráyā dhiyā́
Even the wolf of him is a repeller; the strong-stirrers shine in their devices. Accepting this our hymn of praise, come hither, O Indra, with brilliant thought.
Rishi: Rigvedic attribution (imported into AV 20): Indra-stotra tradition; specific r̥ṣi not determinable from excerpt alone.
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-class (requires full metrical verification).
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