Mantra 31
Sukta 5
६॥ विष्णोः क्रमोऽसि सपत्नहा यज्ञसंशितो ब्रह्मतेजाः । यज्ञमनु वि क्रमेऽहं यज्ञात् तं निर्भजामो यो३स्मान् द्वेष्टि यं वयं द्विष्मः । स मा जीवीत् तं प्राणो जहातु
víṣṇoḥ krámo ’si sapatná-hā yajñá-saṃśito bráhma-tejāḥ | yajñám ánu ví krame ’háṃ yajñā́t táṃ nírbhajāmo yó ’smā́n dvéṣṭi yáṃ vayáṃ dvíṣmaḥ | sá mā́ jī́vit táṃ prāṇó jahātu
Thou art Viṣṇu’s Stride, the slayer of rivals, whetted by Sacrifice, possessed of brahmanic splendour. Along the Sacrifice I stride forth; from the Sacrifice we thrust him out—who hateth us, whom we do hate. Let him not live: let Life-breath abandon him.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here)
Devata: Viṣṇu (Krama); Yajña/Brahman as powers; Prāṇa
Chandas: As above; requires full hymn scan
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