Mantra 6
Sukta 4
इन्द्रासोमा परि वां भूतु विश्वत इयं मतिः कक्ष्याश्वेव वाजिना । यां वां होत्रां परिहिनोमि मेधयेमा ब्रह्माणि नृपती इव जिन्वतम्
índrā́somā pári vāṁ bhūtu viśvátá iyáṁ matíḥ kakṣyā́śveva vājínā | yā́ṁ vāṁ hótrāṁ parihinómi médhayemā́ brahmā́ṇi nṛpátī iva jinvátam ||
O Indra and Soma, may this my thought encompass you from every side, like a harnessed racer. That invocation which I dispatch for you with understanding—these sacred spells—quicken ye, as lords of men.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; RV-style Indra-Soma address adapted for Atharvanic karman sequencing
Devata: Indra and Soma
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
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