Mantra 5
Sukta 24
यस्य जुष्टिं सोमिनः कामयन्ते यं हवन्त इषुमन्तं गविष्टौ । यस्मिन्नर्कः शिश्रिये यस्मिन्नोजः स नो मुञ्चत्वंहसः
yásya júṣṭiṁ somínaḥ kāmáyante yáṁ havante iṣúmantaṁ gaviṣṭáu | yásminn arkáḥ śiśríye yásminn ójaḥ sá no muñcatv áṁhasaḥ
Whose gracious favour the Soma-offerers crave; whom, arrow-armed, they call upon in cattle-quest; in whom the hymn is firmly set, in whom is strength—may he release us from distress and sin.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn-group)
Devata: Indra (implied by martial epithets and the hymn’s Indra-praise trajectory in 4.24)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted; metrical exactness depends on pada resolution)
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