Atharva Veda 9.5.18: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 18
Sukta 5
अ॒जः प॒क्वः स्व॒र्गे लो॒के द॑धाति॒ पञ्चौ॑दनो॒ निरृ॑तिं॒ बाध॑मानः । तेन॑ लो॒कान्त्सूर्य॑वतो जयेम
ajáḥ pakváḥ svargé loké dadhāti páñcāudanó nírṛtiṃ bādhámānaḥ | ténā lokā́n sū́ryavataḥ jayema ||
The cooked Aja establishes (us) in the heavenly World; the fivefold rice-porridge, thrusting off Nirṛti. Therewith may we win the sun-bright Worlds.
पका हुआ अज इंसान को स्वर्ग में स्थित करता है। पाँच प्रकार का चावल का बना बुराई को धकेलता है। इस्से हम सूरज जैसी चमक वाली दुनिया जीत सकें।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Aja / Agni; Nirṛti as adversarial power
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī tendency (longer pādas), but recension metrics should be verified against a metrical padapāṭha edition
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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