Sukta 3
वंशानां ते नहनानां प्राणाहस्य तृणस्य च । पक्षाणां विश्ववारे ते नद्धानि वि चृतामसि
vaṃśā́nāṃ te náhanānāṃ prāṇāhásya tṛ́ṇasya ca | pakṣā́nāṃ viśva-vāre te naddhā́ni ví cṛtāmasi
The fastenings of thy bamboos, of thy bindings that seize the breath, and of thy grass; the fastenings of thy sides, O all-warding,—those do we cut apart.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa attribution (Anukramaṇī tradition)
Devata: Śālā/Viśvavārā (protective house) and Prāṇa (implicitly safeguarded)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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