Mantra 6
Sukta 8
अहं गृभ्णामि मनसा मनांसि मम चित्तमनु चित्तेभिरेत । मम वशेषु हृदयानि वः कृणोमि मम यातमनुवर्त्मान एत
aháṃ gṛbhṇāmi mánasā manā́ṃsi máma cittám ánu cittebhír éta | máma váśeṣu hṛ́dayāni vaḥ kṛṇomi máma yā́tam anuvartmā́na éta
With mind I grasp your minds: after my thought, with your thoughts, go ye. Within my mastery I make your hearts to be; along my course go ye, following the track—go ye.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for AV 3.8)
Devata: Manas/Chitta as operative powers; the speaker’s empowered self (ātman) as agent
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (probable; edition-dependent)
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