Atharva Veda 5.5.4: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 4
Sukta 5
यद् द॒ण्डेन॒ यदिष्वा॒ यद् वारु॒र्हर॑सा कृ॒तम्। तस्य॒ त्वम॑सि॒ निष्कृ॑तिः॒ सेमं निष्कृ॑धि॒ पूरु॑षम्
yád daṇḍéna yád iṣvā́ yád vā́ruḥ hárasā kṛtám | tásya tvám asi níṣkṛtiḥ sémáṃ níṣkṛdhi pū́ruṣam ||
What hath been wrought with staff, what with arrow, what by Varuṇa’s binding, with burning force—thereof thou art the release: do thou release this man.
ദണ്ഡംകൊണ്ടോ, അമ്പുകൊണ്ടോ, വരുണന്റെ ബന്ധനത്താൽ—ദഹിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ബലത്തോടെ—എന്ത് ചെയ്തിട്ടുണ്ടോ; അതിന്റെ നിനക്കാണ് നിഷ്കൃതി (വിമോചനം): ഈ പുരുഷനെ മോചിപ്പിക്ക.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable)
Devata: Niṣkṛti (personified ‘Release/Expiation’ power) or the operative remedy addressed as such
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm by metrical index)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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