Mantra 2
Sukta 3
अयोदंष्ट्रो अर्चिषा यातुधानानुप स्पृश जातवेदः समिद्धः । आ जिह्वया मूरदेवान् रभस्व क्रव्यादो वृष्ट्वापि धत्स्वासन्
áyodaṃṣṭro arcíṣā yātudhā́nān únúpa spṛśa jātavedaḥ samíddhaḥ | ā́ jihváyā mū́radevān rabhásva kravyā́do vṛṣṭvā́pi dhatsvā́san ||
Iron-tusked, with thy flame touch thou, in pursuit, the Yātudhānas, O Jātavedas, when kindled. With thy tongue seize the deluding spirits; the flesh-eaters—having smitten them—set them fast in thy mouth.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; RV-parallel style suggests shared rakṣoghna formulae
Devata: Agni Jātavedas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (RV-style)
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