Atharva Veda 3.13.5: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 5
Sukta 13
आपो॑ भ॒द्रा घृ॒तमिदाप॑ आसन्न॒ग्नीषोमौ॑ बिभ्र॒त्याप॒ इत् ताः। ती॒व्रो रसो॑ मधुपृचा॑मरंग॒म आ मा॑ प्रा॒णेन॑ स॒ह वर्च॑सा गमेत्
ā́po bhadrā́ ghṛtám íd ā́pa āsann agnī́ṣómau bibhratī́r ā́pa ít tā́ḥ | tīvró rásो madhupṛcā́m áraṅgam ā́ mā prāṇéna sahá várcasā gamet
Auspicious are the Waters: the Waters were, indeed, ghee; bearing Agni and Soma—those Waters indeed. Let their keen essence, honey-blent and harmless, come unto me together with breath and with splendour.
Heilvoll sind die Wasser; wahrlich, die Wasser waren Ghee, Agni und Soma tragend — eben diese Wasser. Ihr scharfer Saft, mit Honig vermischt und ohne Schaden, komme zu mir, zusammen mit Atem (Prāṇa) und mit Glanz, mit Leuchtkraft (Varcas).
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified)
Devata: Āpas (Waters) as bearers of Agni and Soma
Chandas: Mixed/expanded anuṣṭubh-like (AV often allows freer cadence in longer pādas); exact metrical scan uncertain without full pada accent data
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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