Atharva Veda 11.3.55: Kanda 11, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 55
Sukta 3
तं वा अ॒हं नार्वाञ्चं॒ न परा॑ञ्चं॒ न प्र॒त्यञ्च॑म्
táṃ vā aháṃ nā́rvāñcaṃ ná parā́ñcaṃ ná pratyáñcam
Him, verily, I (hold) as neither turned hitherward, nor turned away, nor turned back against (me).
मैं उसको ऐसे पकड़ा हुआ हूँ जो न इधर मुढ़ा है, न उधर गया है, न पीछे हट गया है। वो बिल्कुल सीधा है, किसी तरफ झुका नहीं।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (ṛṣi not explicit in the excerpt; attributed within AV 11.3 complex to Atharvan/Angirasic milieu)
Devata: Brahman / Odana as sacralized totality (functional devatā: food endowed with brahman)
Chandas: Prose/Brāhmaṇa-like Atharvanic style (not a strict metrical ṛc)
Primary: shanta
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