Mantra 24
Sukta 3
मा नः पाशं प्रति मुचो गुरुर्भारो लघुर्भव । वधूमिव त्वा शाले यत्रकामं भरामसि
mā́ naḥ pā́śaṃ práti muco gurúr bhā́ro laghúr bhava | vadhū́m iva tvā śā́le yatrakā́maṃ bharāmasi ||
Cast not back upon us the noose: let the heavy burden be made light. Like a bride, O Hall, we bear thee onward, even as we list, unto the place desired.
Rishi: Atharvanic domestic corpus (not explicit here)
Devata: Śālā personified; apotropaic force against Pāśa (often associated with Varuṇa in broader Vedic thought)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
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