Atharva Veda 8.4.13: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 13
Sukta 4
न वा उ॒ सोमो॑ वृजि॒नं हि॑नोति॒ न क्ष॒त्रियं मिथु॒या धा॒रय॑न्तम्। हन्ति॒ रक्षो॒ हन्त्यास॒द् वद॑न्तमु॒भाविन्द्र॑स्य॒ प्रसि॑तौ शयाते
ná vā u sómo vr̥jináṃ hinoti ná kṣatríyaṃ mithuyā́ dhāráyantam | hánti rákṣo hánty ásád vádantam ubhā́v índrasya prásitau śayāte ||
Soma, in sooth, impelleth none to crooked sin, nor yet the Kṣatriya who falsely holds his plea. He smiteth down the Rakṣas, smiteth him who speaketh Untruth: both lie beneath the constraint, the cast-bond, of Indra.
सोम भगवान किसी को गलत रास्ते पर नहीं ले जाता। जो राजा झूठ बोल के बात पकड़ के रखता है, उसे भी नहीं छेड़ता। वो राक्षस को मारता है और झूठा इंसान को भी। दोनों इंद्र के नीचे दबे पड़े हैं।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras attribution (traditional)
Devata: Soma and Indra (jointly: Soma as discerner, Indra as coercive enforcer)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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