Mantra 9
Sukta 19
तं वृक्षा अप सेधन्ति छायां नो मोपगा इति । यो ब्राह्मणस्य सद् धनमभि नारद मन्यते
táṃ vṛkṣā́ ápa sedhanti chāyā́ṃ no mā́ úpagā íti | yó brāhmaṇásya sád dhánam abhí nā́rada mányate ||
Him do the trees thrust back: ‘Approach not thou our shade,’ say they—whoso, O Nārada, doth set his thought upon the rightful wealth of a Brahman.
Rishi: Nārada is explicitly addressed; r̥ṣi attribution likely aligns with Nārada/Angirasa traditions (verify via Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Dharma of brahman-property; arboreal guardians as agents of exclusion
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (to be confirmed)
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