Mantra 5
Sukta 29
यो भरद्वाजमवथो यौ गविष्ठिरं विश्वामित्रं वरुण मित्र कुत्सम्। यौ कक्षीवन्तमवथः प्रोत कण्वं तौ नो मुञ्चतमंहसः
yáu bharádvājam ávathaḥ yáu gavíṣṭhiram viśvā́mitram varuṇa mitra kútsam | yáu kakṣī́vantam ávathaḥ próta kaṇváṃ táu no muñcatam áṃhasaḥ ||
Ye Twain who succoured Bharadvāja, who did aid Gaviṣṭhira, Viśvāmitra, and Kutsa—O Varuṇa, O Mitra; who helped Kakṣīvant, and Prota, and Kaṇva—do ye release us from distress and sin.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa transmission; specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn.
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa (dual).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (catalogue style; exact metrical scansion may vary by pada division).
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