Mantra 8
Sukta 36
आ जनाय द्रुह्वणे पार्थिवानि दिव्यानि दीपयोऽन्तरिक्षा । तपा वृषन् विश्वतः शोचिषा तान् ब्रह्मद्विषे शोचय क्षामपश्च
ā́ jánāya drúhvaṇe pārthívāni divyā́ni dīpayo ’ntárikṣā | tápā vṛ́ṣan viśvátaḥ śócīṣā tā́n brahmadvíṣe śocaya kṣā́m ápaś ca
For the people thou kindlest, in mid-air, the powers terrestrial and celestial; but burn, O Bull, from every side with flame—those haters of the holy spell: scorch them, the earth and the waters too.
Rishi: RV-source seer attribution (AV 20 borrowing).
Devata: Indra (storm/fire aspect)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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