Mantra 1
Sukta 4
सर्पविषदूरीकरणम्। इन्द्रस्य प्रथमो रथो देवानामपरो रथो वरुणस्य तृतीय इत्। अहीनामपमा रथ स्थाणुमारदथार्षत्
sarpaviṣadūrīkaraṇám | índrasya prathamó rátho devā́nām áparo rátho váruṇasya tṛtī́ya ít | áhīnām apamā́ ráthaḥ sthā́ṇum ā́rat átha árṣat
A driving-away of serpent-venom. Indra’s is the first chariot; the gods’ is the next chariot; Varuṇa’s is the third indeed: the chariot that drives away the serpents—toward a stump from afar then it rushed.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anti-venom corpus; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Indra; the Gods collectively; Varuṇa (protective triad against serpent-force).
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like charm style with triadic formula (not a strict RV-style stanzaic meter)
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