Sukta 20
दु॒ह्रां मे॒ पञ्च॑ प्र॒दिशो॑ दु॒ह्रामु॒र्वीर्य॑थाब॒लम्। प्रापे॑यं सर्वा॒ आकू॑ती॒र्मन॑सा॒ हृद॑येन च
duhrā́ṃ me páñca pradíśo duhrā́m urúvīryathā́balam | prā́peyam sárvā ākū́tīr mánasā hṛ́dayena ca
Milking for me be the five regions—milking, with wide might and strength. May I attain all purposes, with mind and with heart as well.
Melkend seien mir die fünf Himmelsrichtungen—melkend, mit weiter Macht und Stärke. Möge ich alle Vorhaben erlangen, mit Geist und auch mit Herzen.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa stream (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Quarters (Pradiś) / Prosperity as ‘milking’ abundance
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with AV flexibility)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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