Atharva Veda 4.34.7: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 34, Mantra 7
Sukta 34
च॒तुरः॑ कु॒म्भांश्च॑तु॒र्धा द॑दामि क्षी॒रेण॑ पू॒र्नाँ उ॑द॒केन॑ द॒ध्ना। ए॒तास्त्वा॒ धारा॒ उप॑ यन्तु॒ सर्वाः॑ स्व॒र्गे लो॒के मधु॑म॒त् पिन्व॑माना॒ उप॑ त्वा तिष्ठन्तु पुष्क॒रिणीः॒ सम॑न्ताः
catúraḥ kúmbhāṃś caturdhā́ dadāmi kṣīréṇa pūrṇā́n udakéna dádhnā | etā́s tvā dhā́rā úpa yantu sárvāḥ svargé loké mádhumat pínvamānāḥ úpa tvā tiṣṭhantu puṣkaríṇīḥ sámantāḥ
Four pots in fourfold wise I set, filled with milk, with water, with curds. Let all these streams come nigh to thee, swelling with honeyed sweetness in the heavenly world; let lotus-pools stand about thee on every side.
Vier Krüge, vierfach, stelle ich hin, gefüllt mit Milch, mit Wasser, mit Dickmilch (dadhi). Mögen all diese Ströme zu dir herankommen, im Himmelsreich von honigsüßer Fülle anschwellend; mögen die Lotos-Teiche (puṣkariṇī) dich ringsum umstehen.
Rishi: Atharvanic seer (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Waters/Prosperity; directional protection (quarters implied)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like with refrain
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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