Sukta 5
अ॒जः प॒क्वः स्व॒र्गे लो॒के द॑धाति॒ पञ्चौ॑दनो॒ निरृ॑तिं॒ बाध॑मानः । तेन॑ लो॒कान्त्सूर्य॑वतो जयेम
ajáḥ pakváḥ svargé loké dadhāti páñcāudanó nírṛtiṃ bādhámānaḥ | ténā lokā́n sū́ryavataḥ jayema ||
The cooked Aja establishes (us) in the heavenly World; the fivefold rice-porridge, thrusting off Nirṛti. Therewith may we win the sun-bright Worlds.
પક્વ અજ સ્વર્ગીય લોકમાં (અમને) સ્થાપે છે; પંચૌદન નિરૃતિને દૂર ઠેલે છે. તે દ્વારા સૂર્યપ્રભ લોકોને અમે જીતીએ.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Aja / Agni; Nirṛti as adversarial power
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī tendency (longer pādas), but recension metrics should be verified against a metrical padapāṭha edition
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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