Sukta 14
भू॒त॒प॒तिर्निर॑ज॒त्विन्द्र॑श्चे॒तः स॒दान्वाः॑ । गृ॒हस्य॑ बु॒ध्न आसी॑ना॒स्ता इन्द्रो॒ वज्रे॒णाधि॑ तिष्ठतु
bhūtapátir nír ajatu índraś ca cetáḥ sadánvā́ḥ | gṛhásya budhná āsī́nās tā́ índro vájreṇā́dhi tiṣṭhatu ||
Let the Lord of beings drive them forth; and Indra—constant in intent—(drive them forth). Those that sit upon the house’s base, over those let Indra stand, with thunderbolt above them.
भगवान सब प्राणियों के मालिक वो इनको बाहर भगाए। इंद्र भी मदद करे, वो अपना काम पूरा करता है। जो लोग घर के नीचे बैठ के बुरा करते हैं, इंद्र उनके ऊपर अपनी वज्र से मार दे।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn)
Devata: Indra (as rakṣas-slayer) and Bhūtapati (as overlord/controller of beings)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires full hymn metrical audit)
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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