Mantra 39
Sukta 2
ग्राह्या गृहाः सं सृज्यन्ते स्त्रिया यन्म्रियते पतिः । ब्रह्मैव विद्वानेष्यो३ यः क्रव्यादं निरादधत्
grā́hyā gṛhā́ḥ sáṃ sṛ́jyante striyā́ yán mriyáte pátiḥ | bráhmaiva vidvā́n eṣyò yáḥ kravyā́daṃ nir ā́dadhat
Seizable, disordered, are the houses when the woman’s husband dieth; but the knowing Brahman—he alone is to be sought—who hath set the flesh-devourer forth and away.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (verify per Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Brahman/Agni-power against Kravyād (functional devatā: anti-kravyād).
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (verify per recension metrics).
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