Sukta 37
भीमा इन्द्रस्य हेतयः शतमृष्टीर्हिरण्ययीः । ताभिर्हविरदान् गन्धर्वानवकादान् व्युऽषतु
bhīmā́ índrasya hetáyaḥ śatamṛṣṭī́r hiraṇyáyīḥ | tā́bhir haviradā́n gandharvā́n avakādā́n vy-uṣatu ||
Terrible are Indra’s missiles, golden, with a hundred edges: with these let them scorch away the Gandharvas, eaters of the oblation, the Avakāda-eaters.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras lineage per anukramaṇī tradition (variable).
Devata: Indra (via his weapons); anti-Gandharva force.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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