Sukta 104
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Varuṇa; Bṛhaspati; Cow as prosperity-symbol
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (requires full metrical verification).
এই এক-মন্ত্ৰীয়া পুষ্টিক সূক্তত বৰুণৰ ধৰ্মসন্মত অনুমোদনৰ অধীনত ধন-সমৃদ্ধিৰ প্ৰতীকস্বৰূপ, অতি উৎপাদনশীল আৰু সদায় বাছুৰ দিয়া চিত্ৰবৰ্ণ দুগ্ধৱতী গাইৰ দান প্ৰাৰ্থনা কৰা হৈছে। বृहস্পতিৰ (পবিত্ৰ বাক্ আৰু পুৰোহিতীয় শক্তি) সৈতে মিত্ৰভাবপূৰ্ণ সঙ্গতি নিশ্চিত কৰি, পাঠকে ইচ্ছানুসাৰে দেহগত কল্যাণ আৰু গৃহস্থালীৰ মঙ্গল-সমৃদ্ধিক “সুশৃঙ্খল” কৰি তোলাৰ সামৰ্থ্য দাবী কৰে।
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Frequently Asked Questions
It asks for a speckled milch-cow that is consistently productive—“good-milking” and “ever with calf”—as a stable form of prosperity.
Varuṇa represents lawful, orderly bestowal (ṛta), while Bṛhaspati represents the power of sacred speech and priestly support; together they authorize and stabilize prosperity and personal welfare.
It can be recited at the byre or at milking time, optionally with a small offering of milk or ghee, focusing intention on sustained cattle productivity and the ordering of one’s bodily well-being.
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