Mantra 18
Sukta 2
अदेवृघ्न्यपतिघ्नीहैधि शिवा पशुभ्यः सुयमा सुवर्चाः । प्रजावती वीरसूर्देवकामा स्योनेममग्निं गार्हपत्यं सपर्य
adévr̥ghny àpatighnī́há édhi śivā́ paśúbhyaḥ suyámā suvár̥cāḥ | prajā́vatī vīrasū́r devákāmā syōnám imám agním gārhapatyáṃ saparya
Be here one who harms not the husband’s folk, who slays not her lord; thrive—benign to the cattle, well-ordered, of fair splendour. Rich in offspring, a mother of heroes, god-desiring—honour thou this kindly Gārhapatya Fire.
كوني هنا: لا تُؤذِي أهلَ الزوج، ولا تقتلي سيّدَك؛ ازدهري—لطيفةً للماشية، حسنةَ النظام، بهيّةَ الإشراق. كثيرةَ النسل، أُمًّا للأبطال، مُشتهيةً للآلهة—أكرمي نارَ الغارهَپَتْيَا (Gārhapatya) هذه، النارَ الودودَةَ المُواتية.
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic marriage liturgy (ṛṣi-attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions for AV 14.2).
Devata: Agni (Gārhapatya) and the bride as auspicious agent (śivā).
Chandas: Predominantly Anuṣṭubh/mixture typical of AV gṛhya verses (edition-dependent scansion).
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