Mantra 3
Sukta 6
सुपर्णस्त्वा गरुत्मान्विष प्रथममावयत्। नामीमदो नारूरुप उतास्मा अभवः पितुः
supárṇas tvā́ garútmān víṣa prathamám ā́vayat | ná amī́madaḥ ná ārū́rupa utā́smā abhavaḥ pitúḥ
The fair-winged Garutmant first drove thee off, O Poison. Thou didst not bewilder, thou didst not wound; yea, for this man thou wast made as a father.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Garuḍa/Suparṇa as viṣa-hara; addressed poison as adversary
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (Atharvanic; compact negation formulae)
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