Mantra 3
Sukta 101
आहं तनोमि ते पसो अधि ज्यामिव धन्वनि । क्रमस्वर्श इव रोहितमनवग्लायता सदा
ā́haṃ tanómi te pāśó ádhi jyā́m iva dhánvani | krámasv árśa iva rohítam anavaglā́yatā sádā ||
I stretch for thee the noose above, as on the bow the tightened string. Step onward, like the Rohit that glides; unfaltering, ever without slack.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (ascribed by anukramaṇī to Atharvan-type seers for binding charms)
Devata: Pāśa/Bandha (the bond as operative power); implicitly Varuṇic restraint imagery though not named here
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; AV book 6 commonly uses anuṣṭubh in short charms)
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