Mantra 37
Sukta 3
उप स्तृणीहि प्रथय पुरस्ताद् घृतेन पात्रमभि घारयैतत्। वाश्रेवोस्रा तरुणं स्तनस्युमिमं देवासो अभिहिङ्कृणोत
upá stṛṇīhi pratháya purástād ghṛténa pā́tram abhí ghārayaitát | vāśrévosrā́ tarúṇaṃ stanasyúm imáṃ devāso abhí híṅkṛṇota
Draw near and strew; spread it broad in front: with ghee pour over this vessel. As ruddy cows with lowing call to the young calf eager for the teat—so, O Gods, acclaim and urge this here with your ‘hiṅ’ cry.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Devas collectively; ghṛta as sacral medium; implicit Agni-offering context
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
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