Mantra 13
Sukta 135
अरंगरो वावदीति त्रेधा बद्धो वरत्रया । इरामह प्रशंसत्यनिरामप सेधति
araṅgaró vá̄vadīti tredhā́ baddhó varatráyā | irā́maha práśaṁsaty anirā́m ápa sedhati ||
The creaker ever sounds; bound threefold with a thong. The praiser of Irā proclaims it: it thrusts away sickness, leaving none of ill.
Rishi: Atharvanic/appendix tradition (AV20 is largely RV-derived; specific r̥ṣi attribution for this verse is uncertain without padānukramaṇī collation).
Devata: Apotropaic efficacy / Irā (nourishing power) as invoked support
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (needs metrical verification against pada lengths)
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