Sukta 5
तस्मा॑ ऊ॒र्ध्वाया॑ दि॒शो अ॑न्तर्दे॒शान्म॑हादे॒वमि॑ष्वा॒सम॑नुष्ठा॒तार॑मकुर्वन्
tásmā ūrdhvā́yā diśó antardeśā́n mahādevám iṣvā́sám anuṣṭhātā́ram akurvan
Therefore, from the mid-region of the Upward Quarter, they appointed Mahādeva the Archer to be the Attendant-Guardian.
इसलिए ऊपर वाली दिशा के बीच से उन्होंने महादेव को नियुक्त किया। वो धनुष लेकर रक्षा करता है।
Rishi: Anonymous Atharvanic redactional voice
Devata: Mahādeva (Rudra-Śiva) as Iṣvāsa (Archer)
Chandas: Prose/mixed Atharvanic style
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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