Mantra 6
Sukta 28
यः कृत्याकृन्मूलकृद् यातुधानो नि तस्मिन् धत्तं वज्रमुग्रौ। यावस्येशाथे द्विपदो यौ चतुष्पदस्तौ नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
yáḥ kṛtyākṛ́n mūlakṛ́d yātudhā́no ní tásmin dhattaṁ vájram ugráu | yā́v asyéśāthe dvipádo yáu catúṣpadas táu no muñcatam áṁhasaḥ ||
Whoso is a maker of kṛtyā, a worker at the root, a yātudhāna—upon him, O ye two fierce ones, do ye set the thunderbolt. Ye who have lordship over this man’s two-footed and four-footed, do ye release us from distress.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (uncertain)
Devata: Protective dual divinity as vajra-wielding punishers (often later aligned with Aśvins or paired guardians; functionally ‘rakṣohā’)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (irregular)
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