Mantra 101
Sukta 8
तस्येदं वर्चस्तेजः प्राणमायुर्नि वेष्टयामीदमेनमधराञ्चं पादयामि
tásyedáṃ várcas téjaḥ prāṇám ā́yur ní veṣṭayāmīdám enam adharā́ñcam pādayāmi
His lustre, his fiery might, his breath, his life—these I here enwrap and bind down; this man I make downward-turned, I press him low.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition.
Devata: Operative power of the mantra (kriyā-śakti); implicitly Varuṇa-like binding order and the target’s vital faculties as objects.
Chandas: Mixed; functional mantra with internal cadence rather than strict meter.
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