Mantra 5
Sukta 27
ध्रुवा दिग् विष्णुरधिपतिः कल्माषग्रीवो रक्षिता वीरुध इषवः । तेभ्यो नमोऽधिपतिभ्यो नमो रक्षितृभ्यो नम इषुभ्यो नम एभ्यो अस्तु । यो३ऽस्मान् द्वेष्टि यं वयं द्विष्मस्तं वो जम्भे दध्मः
dhrúvā́ dig víṣṇur ádhipatiḥ kalmā́ṣagrīvo rakṣitā́ vīrúdha íṣavaḥ | tébhyo námo ’dhipátibhyo námo rakṣitṛ́bhyo náma íṣubhyo náma ébhyo astu | yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmas táṃ vo jámbhe dadhmaḥ ||
Steadfast is the Quarter: Viṣṇu is its Over-lord; Kalmāṣagrīva is its Guardian; the Plants are its Arrows. To them be homage—to the Over-lords homage, to the Guardians homage, to the Arrows homage; to these be homage—so be it. Whoso hateth us, and whom we hate, him we commit unto your jaws.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (directional rakṣā hymn; specific ṛṣi not supplied in the input)
Devata: Dik (the Quarter) with Viṣṇu as adhipati; Kalmāṣagrīva as rakṣitṛ; personified iṣavaḥ (missiles)
Chandas: Predominantly Anuṣṭubh-like prose-verse cadence (mixed; requires pada-count verification from full hymn context)
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