Mantra 3
Sukta 84
एवो ष्व१स्मन्निरृतेऽनेहा त्वमयस्मयान् वि चृता बन्धपाशान्। यमो मह्यं पुनरित् त्वां ददाति तस्मै यमाय नमो अस्तु मृत्यवे
evó u sú asmáṇ nírṛte ’nehā́ tvám ayasmayā́n ví cṛtā́ bandha-pāśā́n | yamó máhyaṃ púnar íd tvā́ṃ dadāti tásmai yamā́ya námo astu mṛtyáve
So then, O Nirṛti, depart from us: do thou asunder cut the iron bonds, the binding nooses. Yama doth verily give thee back again to me: to that Yama be reverence—reverence to Death.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Nirṛti; Yama; Mṛtyu
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like expansion (longer pādas; AV often mixes meters in operative hymns)
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