Atharva Veda 13.3.13: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 13
Sukta 3
स वरु॑णः सा॒यम॒ग्निर्भ॑वति॒ स मि॒त्रो भ॑वति प्रा॒तरु॒द्यन्। स स॑वि॒ता भू॒त्वान्तरि॑क्षेण याति॒ स इन्द्रो॑ भू॒त्वा त॑पति मध्य॒तो दिवं॒ तस्य॑ दे॒वस्य॑। क्रु॒द्धस्यै॒तदागो॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वांसं॑ ब्राह्म॒णं जि॒नाति॑ । उद् वे॑पय रोहित॒ प्र क्षि॑णीहि ब्रह्म॒ज्यस्य॒ प्रति॑ मुञ्च॒ पाशा॑न्
sá váruṇaḥ sāyám agnír bhávati sá mítró bhávati prātár udyán | sá savitā́ bhūtvā́ntárikṣeṇa yāti sá índró bhūtvā́ tapati madhyató dívam tásya devásya | kruddhásyaitád ā́go yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ brāhmaṇáṃ jinā́ti | úd vepaya rohita prá kṣiṇīhi brahmajyásya práti muñca pāśā́n
He becomes Varuṇa; in the evening he becomes Agni; rising in the morning he becomes Mitra. Having become Savitar he fares through the mid-air; having become Indra he burns from the midst of heaven. This is the offence against that god when wrathful—whoso thus overmasters a knowing Brahmin. Up, make him tremble, O Rohita; waste him away: against the brahma-slayer loose forth the nooses.
Ia menjadi Varuṇa; pada petang ia menjadi Agni; terbit pada pagi ia menjadi Mitra. Menjadi Savitar, ia melintas melalui ruang-antara; menjadi Indra, ia membakar dari tengah langit. Inilah pelanggaran terhadap dewa itu ketika murka: siapa yang demikian menundukkan seorang Brahmana yang berpengetahuan. Bangkitlah, buat ia gemetar, wahai Rohita; susutkanlah dia: lepaskanlah jerat-jerat terhadap pembunuh Brahmana (brahma-jya).
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable)
Devata: Rohita as solar-all-god
Chandas: Mixed; refrain-driven
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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