Sukta 49
देवपत्न्यः। दे॒वानां॒ पत्नी॑रुश॒तीर॑वन्तु नः॒ प्राव॑न्तु नस्तु॒जये॒ वाज॑सातये । याः पार्थि॑वासो॒ या अ॒पामपि॑ व्र॒ते ता नो॑ देवीः सु॒हवाः॒ शर्म॑ यच्छन्तु
devā́nāṃ pátnīr uśatī́r avantu naḥ prá avantu nas tujáye vā́jasātaye | yā́ḥ pārthivā́so yā́ apā́m ápi vraté tā́ no devī́ḥ suhávaḥ śárma yacchantu ||
Let the willing Consorts of the Gods befriend us; yea, let them guard us onward, for onset and for winning of the prize. Whether they be of earth, or whether in the ordinance of the waters, let those Goddesses, easy to invoke, bestow on us a sheltering peace.
Mögen die willigen Gemahlinnen der Götter uns freundlich sein; ja, mögen sie uns voran behüten — zum Ansturm und zum Gewinn des Preises. Ob sie irdisch sind oder im Gesetz der Wasser stehen: mögen jene Göttinnen, leicht anzurufen, uns schirmenden Frieden und Schutz gewähren.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (as per anukramaṇī)
Devata: Devapatnīs (consorts of the gods, collective)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires metrical confirmation).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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