Mantra 20
Sukta 3
यथा यशः कन्याऽयां यथास्मिन्त्संभृते रथे । एवा मे वरणो मणिः कीर्तिं भूतिं नि यच्छतु तेजसा मा समुक्षतु यशसा समनक्तु मा
yáthā yáśaḥ kanyā́yāṃ yáthāsmínt sáṃbhṛte ráthe | evā́ me varuṇó maṇíḥ kīrtíṃ bhūtíṃ ní yacchatu téjasā mā sáṃ ukṣatu yáśasā sáṃ anaktu mā
As glory is in a maiden, as (it is) in this well-appointed chariot, so may the Varuṇa-amulet for me fasten firm fame and thriving; with splendour may it bedew me, with glory may it anoint me.
যেমন কন্যার মধ্যে যশ (প্রতিষ্ঠা) থাকে, যেমন এই সুসজ্জিত রথে (যশ) আছে, তেমনই আমার জন্য বরুণের এই মণি (তাবিজ) কীর্তি ও সমৃদ্ধি দৃঢ়ভাবে স্থাপন করুক; তেজে আমাকে সিঞ্চিত করুক, যশে আমাকে অভিষিক্ত করুক।
Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (Śaunaka)
Devata: Varuṇa (as binding/ordering power in amulet form)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with refrain extension)
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