Sukta 40
सरस्वान्। यस्य॑ व्र॒तं प॒शवो॒ यन्ति॒ सर्वे॒ यस्य॑ व्र॒त उ॑प॒तिष्ठ॑न्त॒ आपः॑ । यस्य॑ व्र॒ते पु॑ष्ट॒पति॒र्निवि॑ष्ट॒स्तं सर॑स्वन्त॒मव॑से हवामहे
sárasvān | yásya vratáṃ paśávo yánti sárve yásya vratá upatíṣṭhanta ā́paḥ | yásya vraté puṣṭápatiḥ níviṣṭas táṃ sárasvantam ávase havāmahé
Sarasvant—whose ordinance all cattle follow, whose ordinance the Waters attend; in whose ordinance the Lord of Nourishment is established: him, Sarasvant, for aid we invoke.
Sarasvant – dessen Gelübde alle Herden folgen, dessen Gelübde die Wasser verehren; in dessen Gelübde der Herr der Nahrung (Puṣṭipati) gegründet ist: ihn, Sarasvant, rufen wir um Beistand an.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for this paustika complex (hymn-level ascription varies by Anukramaṇī)
Devata: Sarasvant (with the Waters and Puṣṭi/puṣṭapati as associated powers)
Chandas: Mixed/Triṣṭubh-like cadence (hymn-level metrical assignment varies in recensions)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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