Mantra 2
Sukta 36
तमु नः पूर्वे पितरो नवग्वाः सप्त विप्रासो अभि वाजयन्तः । नक्षद्दाभं ततुरिं पर्वतेष्ठामद्रोघवाचं मतिभिः शविष्ठम्
tám u naḥ pū́rve pitáro návagvāḥ saptá víprāso abhí vā́jayantaḥ | nákṣad dā́bhaṃ tatúriṃ parvateṣṭhā́m ádroghavācaṃ matíbhiḥ śáviṣṭham |
Him did our fathers of old, the Navagvas, and the seven inspired seers, striving for the prize, win for our sake—him, the unbeguileable, the overcomer, mountain-seated, of speech untreacherous, the mightiest, by their thoughts and hymns.
Rishi: RV parallel tradition (associated with myth of Navagvas and seven seers; specific RV attribution depends on the matched RV hymn).
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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