Mantra 3
Sukta 83
उदुत्तमं वरुण पाशमस्मदवाधमं वि मध्यमं श्रथाय । अधा वयमादित्य व्रते तवानागसो अदितये स्याम
úd úttamaṁ váruṇa pā́śam asmád ávā́dhamam ví madhyamáṁ śrathāya | áthā vayám ādítya vraté tavā́nāgaso áditaye syāma ||
Lift from us, O Varuṇa, the uppermost noose; cast away the nethermost; loosen, asunder, the middle. Then may we, O Āditya, in thy ordinance, guiltless, belong to Aditi—may we be for Freedom.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic seer(s) associated with Varuṇa-release hymns (exact attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Varuṇa (as Āditya); Aditi as the state/goal of unbinding
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (needs metrical verification per pada-count in recension)
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