Mantra 5
Sukta 26
ये३ऽस्यां स्थ ध्रुवायां दिशि निलिम्पा नाम देवास्तेषां व ओषधीरिषवः । ते नो मृडत ते नोऽधि ब्रूत तेभ्यो वो नमस्तेभ्यो वः स्वाहा
yé ’syā́ṃ stha dhrúvāyāṃ diśí nilimpā́ nā́ma devā́s téṣāṃ va oṣadhī́r íṣavaḥ | té no mṛḍata té no ’dhí brūta tébhyo vo námas tébhyo vaḥ svā́hā ||
Ye who are stationed in this steadfast quarter—gods called the Nilimpas—of you those arrows are the Herbs. Be gracious unto us; speak ye in authority over us. To you be reverence; to you be svāhā.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (collective/anonymous)
Devata: Deities of the ‘dhruvā’ quarter called Nilimpāḥ; Oṣadhīḥ as their missile-force
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (refrain-driven)
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