Mantra 17
Sukta 4
यदा प्राणो अभ्यवर्षीद् वर्षेण पृथिवीं महीम्। ओषधयः प्र जायन्तेऽथो याः काश्च वीरुधः
yadā́ prā́ṇo ’bhyávārṣīd várṣeṇa pṛthivī́ṃ mahī́m | óṣadhayaḥ prá jāyante ’thó yā́ḥ kā́ś ca vīrúdhaḥ ||
When Breath rained down upon the mighty Earth with rain, then spring forth the healing herbs, and also whatsoever plants there be.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Prāṇa hymn cycle)
Devata: Prāṇa (as rain-bringer/animator), with implicit Pṛthivī and Varṣa as media
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like / mixed
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