Mantra 3
Sukta 125
इन्द्रस्यौजो मरुतामनीकं मित्रस्य गर्भो वरुणस्य नाभिः । स इमां नो हव्यदातिं जुषाणो देव रथ प्रति हव्या गृभाय
índrasya ójaḥ marútām ánīkaṃ mitrásya gárbho váruṇasya nā́bhiḥ | sá imā́ṃ no havya-dā́tiṃ juṣāṇó deva rátha práti havyā́ gṛbhāya
Indra’s vigor, the Maruts’ battle-front; Mitra’s very womb, Varuṇa’s navel-hub—accepting for us this gift of oblation, O god, O Chariot, lay hold of the offerings in return.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgiras attribution (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Ratha (as deified instrument) with Indra and allied deities as power-sources
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent).
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