Mantra 3
Sukta 112
येभिः पाशैः परिवित्तो विबद्धोऽङ्गेअङ्ग आर्पित उत्सितश्च । वि ते मुच्यन्तं विमुचो हि सन्ति भ्रूणघ्नि पूषन् दुरितानि मृक्ष्व
yébhiḥ pā́śaiḥ pári-vitto vibaddhó ’ṅge-aṅge ā́rpita útsitaś ca | ví te mucyántaṃ vimúco hí sánti bhrūṇá-ghni pū́ṣan duritā́ni mṛkṣva ||
With what nooses he is compassed round, bound fast, on every limb made fast and set thereon—while he is loosed, for loosers verily there are: O Pūṣan, slayer of the embryo, wipe thou away the evils.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (see Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Pūṣan (purifier/guide) with unbinding powers; bonds as adversarial force
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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