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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (pragmatic equine charm corpus)
Devata: Aśva (the horse as empowered subject); success-force (implicit)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (with prose-like opening label ‘aśvaḥ’)
It is used to empower a horse for tireless performance, quick response, and winning movement—especially right when the horse is being yoked or harnessed.
No. The verse itself implies the key ‘substance’ is the horse and its yoke/harness; the main technique is focused recitation while yoking.
It can be literal—helping the horse surge over embankments, river-banks, or raised ground—and also symbolic of overcoming obstacles on a journey or in competition.
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