Mantra 24
Sukta 3
यथा यशः प्रजापतौ यथास्मिन् परमेष्ठिनि । एवा मे वरणो मणिः कीर्तिं भूतिं नि यच्छतु तेजसा मा समुक्षतु यशसा समनक्तु मा
yáthā yáśaḥ prajāpátau yáthāsmín paraméṣṭhini | evā́ me varuṇó maṇíḥ kīrtíṃ bhūtíṃ ní yacchatu téjasā mā́ samúkṣatu yáśasā sám anaktu mā
As glory is in Prajāpati, as in this Most-Exalted One it is,—so may the Varuṇa-amulet for me hold fast fame and thriving; with splendour may it bedew me, with glory may it anoint me.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasic attribution (traditional lists vary).
Devata: Varuṇa-maṇi; with Prajāpati/Paramēṣṭhin as exemplars invoked by comparison.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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