Mantra 20
Sukta 3
यथा यशः कन्याऽयां यथास्मिन्त्संभृते रथे । एवा मे वरणो मणिः कीर्तिं भूतिं नि यच्छतु तेजसा मा समुक्षतु यशसा समनक्तु मा
yáthā yáśaḥ kanyā́yāṃ yáthāsmínt sáṃbhṛte ráthe | evā́ me varuṇó maṇíḥ kīrtíṃ bhūtíṃ ní yacchatu téjasā mā sáṃ ukṣatu yáśasā sáṃ anaktu mā
As glory is in a maiden, as (it is) in this well-appointed chariot, so may the Varuṇa-amulet for me fasten firm fame and thriving; with splendour may it bedew me, with glory may it anoint me.
Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (Śaunaka)
Devata: Varuṇa (as binding/ordering power in amulet form)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with refrain extension)
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