Mantra 4
Sukta 5
यद् दण्डेन यदिष्वा यद् वारुर्हरसा कृतम्। तस्य त्वमसि निष्कृतिः सेमं निष्कृधि पूरुषम्
yád daṇḍéna yád iṣvā́ yád vā́ruḥ hárasā kṛtám | tásya tvám asi níṣkṛtiḥ sémáṃ níṣkṛdhi pū́ruṣam ||
What hath been wrought with staff, what with arrow, what by Varuṇa’s binding, with burning force—thereof thou art the release: do thou release this man.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable)
Devata: Niṣkṛti (personified ‘Release/Expiation’ power) or the operative remedy addressed as such
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm by metrical index)
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