Mantra 3
Sukta 14
एषा ते कुलपा राजन् तामु ते परि दद्मसि । ज्योक् पितृष्वासाता आ शीर्ष्णः समोप्यात्
eṣā́ te kulapā́ rā́jan tām u te pári dadmasi | jyók pitṛ́ṣvāsātā́ ā́ śīrṣṇáḥ sám úpa yā́t ||
This, O King, is thy Clan-Protector: her, even her, we set about thee. Long time, with the Fathers’ sisters, may she come hither and cleave upon thy head.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this early hymn; often treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type domestic seer)
Devata: Kulapā (personified clan-protectress charm/guardian power), with ancillary appeal to paternal-kin female protectresses (pitṛṣvāsā)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4×8 syllables; with Atharvanic flexibility)
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