Atharva Veda 15.2.3: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 3
Sukta 2
बृ॒ह॒ते च॒ वै स र॑थंत॒राय॑ चादि॒त्येभ्य॑श्च॒ विश्वे॑भ्यश्च दे॒वेभ्य॒ आ वृ॑श्चते॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वांसं॒ व्रात्य॑मुप॒वद॑ति
bṛhaté ca váí sá rathantarā́ya cā́dityébhyaś ca víśvebhyaś ca devébhya ā́ vṛścate yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ vrā́tyam upaváditi
From Bṛhat, verily, and from Rathantara, from the Ādityas and from all the Gods, is he clean cut off—whoso revileth thus a knowing Vrātya.
जो कोई ज्ञानी व्रात्य को बुरा कहता है, वो बृहत से, रथंतर से, आदित्य से और सारे देवों से काट दिया जाता है। उसका कोई सहारा नहीं बचता, सबसे अलग हो जाता है।
Rishi: Vrātya-cycle attribution (varies)
Devata: Bṛhat, Rathantara, Ādityas, Viśve Devāḥ (as sanctioning powers)
Chandas: Brāhmaṇa-like prose with metrical residues
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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