Mantra 41
Sukta 4
या वशा उदकल्पयन् देवा यज्ञादुदेत्य । तासां विलिप्त्यं भीमामुदाकुरुत नारदः
yā́ vaśā́ udákalpayan devā́ yajñā́d udétya | tā́sāṃ vilíptyaṃ bhīmā́m udā́kuruta nā́radaḥ ||
Those Vashās which the Gods, arising forth from sacrifice, did appoint,—of them Nārada made the dread ‘smearing’ (their marked condition).
神々が祭祀より起ち現れて定めたそれらのヴァシャー（Vashā）について、ナーラダ（Nārada）は恐るべき「塗りつけ」（vilipti）を施し、印づけの状態とした。
Rishi: Nārada is explicitly named as operative authority within the verse; r̥ṣi attribution may align with this naming.
Devata: Vashā-cows as sacralized beings; gods as instituting agents.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
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