Mantra 4
Sukta 8
नमस्ते लाङ्गलेभ्यो नम ईषायुगेभ्यः । वीरुत् क्षेत्रियनाशन्यप क्षेत्रियमुच्छतु
námas te lā́ṅgalebhyo náma īṣāyugébhyaḥ | vīrú t kṣétriya-nā́śany ápā kṣétriyam ucchatu ||
Obeisance be to thee, unto the ploughs; obeisance unto the pole and yokes. Let the Virút-plant, the destroyer of kṣetriya, thrust the kṣetriya malady away.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for bhaiṣajya hymns; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Virút (medicinal plant) and the empowered agricultural implements (plough, pole, yokes) as functional deities.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; AV healing verses commonly fall in anuṣṭubh—confirmable against padapāṭha metrical counts in a critical edition).
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