Atharva Veda 13.3.5: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 5
Sukta 3
यस्मि॑न् विराट् प॑रमे॒ष्ठी प्र॒जाप॑तिर॒ग्निर्वै॑श्वान॒रः स॒ह प॒ङ्क्त्या श्रि॒तः । यः पर॑स्य प्रा॒णं प॑र॒मस्य॒ तेज॑ आद॒दे तस्य॑ दे॒वस्य॑। क्रु॒द्धस्यै॒तदागो॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वांसं॑ ब्राह्म॒णं जि॒नाति॑ । उद् वे॑पय रोहित॒ प्र क्षि॑णीहि ब्रह्म॒ज्यस्य॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्च॒ पाशा॑न्
yásmin virā́ṭ parameṣṭhī́ prajā́patiḥ agnír vaiśvānaráḥ sáha paṅktyā́ śritáḥ | yáḥ párasya prāṇáṃ paramásya téja ādadé tásya devásya | krúddhasyáitád ā́go yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ brāhmaṇáṃ jinā́ti | úd vepaya rohita prá kṣiṇīhi brahmajyásya práti muñca pā́śān
In whom Virāj, Parameṣṭhin, Prajāpati, and Agni Vaiśvānara, together with Paṅkti, are established; who took to himself the breath of the Beyond, the splendour of the Highest—of that god, when angered, this is the offence: he who, knowing thus, wrongs a learned Brahmin. Up, make him tremble, O Rohita; waste him away: against the brahma-injurer loose forth the nooses.
Is mantra mein ek badi shakti ki baat hai. Jismein Viraj, Parmeshthi, Prajapati aur Agni Vaishvanar sab milkar baithe hain. Usne upar wali duniya ki saans aur sabse badi chamak apni mein li hai. Ab is dev ki baat suno, jab woh gussa ho to uska ek paap yeh hai ki jo banda jaan ke bhi brahmin ko takleef de. Rohita ko bulaya ja raha hai, uth, usko hila de, use khatam kar de. Jisne brahmin ko dukh diya hai uske upar phansi daal de.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras-type (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Rohita; supreme deity encompassing Virāj/Parameṣṭhin/Prajāpati/Agni (syncretic high-theology)
Chandas: Mixed; includes paṅkti symbolism (not necessarily strict Paṅkti metre in all recensions)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: vira
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