Mantra 1
Sukta 99
वेदी। परि स्तृणीहि परि धेहि वेदिं मा जामिं मोषीरमुया शयानाम्। होतृषदनं हरितं हिरण्ययं निष्का एते यजमानस्य लोके
vedī́ | pári stṛṇīhi pári dhehi vedíṃ mā́ jāmíṃ móṣīr amúyā śáyānām | hotṛ́sádanaṃ harítaṃ hiraṇyáṃ niṣkā́ eté yajamā́nasy loké
The altar:—Spread it round about; set the altar round about. Rob not our own, as she lies yonder. The Hotṛ’s seat—green-hued, golden—these are the niṣkas in the sacrificer’s realm.
Rishi: Requires hymn colophon consultation.
Devata: Vedi / ritual space (personified); secondarily protective prosperity powers tied to gold/niṣka.
Chandas: Likely anuṣṭubh-like with liturgical irregularities.
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