Mantra 1
Sukta 133
मेखलाबन्धनम्। य इमां देवो मेखलामाबबन्ध यः संननाह य उ नो युयोज । यस्य देवस्य प्रशिषा चरामः स पारमिच्छात् स स उ नो वि मुञ्चात्
mekhalā́bandhanam | yá imā́ṃ devó mékhalām ābábándha yáḥ sáṃnanā́ha yá u no yuyója | yásya devásya práśiṣā́ carā́maḥ sá pā́ram ícchāt sá sá u no ví muñcāt ||
Girdle-binding. The god who bound on this girdle, who tied it fast, who verily yoked us—under whose command we walk: may that god desire the farther shore; may he, yea he, release us apart for our good.
Pengikatan mekhalā (ikat pinggang suci). Dewa yang mengikatkan mekhalā ini, yang mengencangkannya, yang sungguh telah memasangkan kuk pada kami—di bawah perintah dewa itulah kami berjalan: semoga dewa itu menghendaki pantai seberang; semoga Dia—ya, Dia sendiri—melepaskan kami, memisahkan kami demi kebaikan kami.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: The binding god (often generalized; can be aligned with Savitṛ/Prajāpati/Br̥haspati in later identifications)
Chandas: Mixed; broadly triṣṭubh/jagatī-like expansion (exact metrical scan uncertain from provided text)
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