Mantra 1
Sukta 63
वर्चोबलप्राप्तिः। यत् ते देवी निरृतिराबबन्ध दाम ग्रीवास्वविमोक्यं यत्। तत् ते वि ष्याम्यायुषे वर्चसे बलायादोमदमन्नमद्धि प्रसूतः
yát te devī́ nírṛtir ābábandha dā́ma grīvā́sv avimokyàṃ yát | tát te ví ṣyāmy ā́yuṣe várchase bálāyā́do mádam ánnam addhí prasū́taḥ ||
What bond the Goddess Nirṛti hath fastened on thee—a cord upon the neck, a bond not lightly loosed—this same for thee I sunder, for life, for splendour, for strength. Eat thou this gladdening food, sent forth (to renewed being).
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies; commonly Atharvan/Angiras-type for such apotropaic hymns)
Devata: Nirṛti (as the binding power), with the rite oriented to release into Āyus/Varcas/Bala
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires pada-count verification against a critical text)
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