Mantra 1
Sukta 78
वन्दमोचनम्। वि ते मुञ्चामि रशनां वि योक्त्रं वि नियोजनम्। इहैव त्वमजस्र एध्यग्ने
vanda-mocánam | ví te muñcāmi raśanā́m ví yoktrám ví niyójanam | iháiva tvám ájasra édhy agne ||
Release from bondage. I loosen apart for thee the cord, apart the yoke-thong, apart the fastening-on. Here, even here, do thou, unceasing, wax strong, O Agni.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the excerpt).
Devata: Agni (as purifier and stabilizer of the release).
Chandas: Mixed/prose-rubric + metrical line; likely Anuṣṭubh-like cadence in the metrical portion (requires metrical check).
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