Sukta 3
ध॒र्ता ध्रि॑यस्व ध॒रुणे॑ पृथि॒व्या अच्यु॑तं त्वा दे॒वता॑श्च्यावयन्तु । तं त्वा॒ दंप॑ती॒ जीव॑न्तौ जी॒वपु॑त्रा॒वुद् वा॑सयातः॒ पर्य॑ग्नि॒धाना॑त्
dhartā́ dhriyásva dharuṇé pṛthivyā́ acyútam tvā devátāś cyāvayantu | táṃ tvā dámpatī jī́vantau jīvápūtrāv úd vāsayātaḥ páry agnidhānā́t
O Supporter, hold thee firm in Earth’s sustaining base; unshaken may the Gods keep thee from displacement. The living wedded pair, with living sons, shall set thee up and cause thee to abide, about the fire-receptacle.
O Träger, halte dich fest im tragenden Grund der Erde; unerschütterlich mögen dich die Gottheiten bewahren, dass du nicht verrückt wirst. Das lebende Ehepaar, mit lebenden Söhnen, soll dich aufrichten und fest bestehen lassen rings um die Feuerstätte (agnidhāna).
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Pṛthivī (as support) and the Devatās collectively as stabilizers; implicit Agni-locus
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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