Atharva Veda 9.5.3: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 3
Sukta 5
प्र प॒दोऽव॑ नेनिग्धि॒ दुश्च॑रितं॒ यच्च॒चार॑ शु॒द्धैः श॒फैरा क्र॑मतां प्रजा॒नन्। ती॒र्त्वा तमां॑सि बहु॒धा वि॒पश्य॑न्न॒जो नाक॒मा क्र॑मतां तृ॒तीय॑म्
prá padó ’vá nenigdhi duścaritáṃ yác cacā́ra śuddháir śapháir ā́ kramatāṃ prajānán | tīrtvā́ támāṃsi bahudhā́ vipáśyann ajó nā́kam ā́ kramatāṃ tṛtī́yam
From the footstep wipe thou off, cast down, the evil deed—whatsoever hath been practised; with pure hoofs let him step on, as one that knoweth. Having crossed the darknesses, manifold, beholding clearly, let the Goat step upward to the third heaven.
С отпечатка стопы сотри, сбрось вниз злодеяние — что бы ни было совершено; пусть он чистыми копытами ступает, как знающий. Перейдя тьмы многими путями, ясно прозревая, пусть Козёл (aja) поднимется к третьему небу.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Aja (goat) as purifying psychopomp
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires scansion confirmation)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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