Mantra 1
Sukta 24
पापमोचनम्। इन्द्रस्य मन्महे शश्वदिदस्य मन्महे वृत्रघ्न स्तोमा उप मेम आगुः । यो दाशुषः सुकृतो हवमेति स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
pāpamócanam | índrasya manmahé śáśvad íd asya manmahé vṛtrághna stómā úpa mém ā́guḥ | yó dāśúṣaḥ sukṛtó hávam éti sá no muñcatv áṃhásaḥ ||
Sin’s loosening this. On Indra do we set our thought—yea, ever on him do we set our thought. O Vṛtra-slayer, praises have drawn near unto me, even these. He who unto the pious giver cometh at the call—let him release us from affliction and from sin.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often attributed to Angirasic/Indra-oriented seers in ancillary lists)
Devata: Indra (Vṛtrahan)
Chandas: Jagatī/Triṣṭubh-mixed (Atharvanic; refrain-based)
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