Mantra 10
Sukta 4
जायमानाभि जायते देवान्त्सब्राह्मणान् वशा। तस्माद् ब्रह्मभ्यो देयैषा तदाहुः स्वस्य गोपनम्
jā́yamānābhí jāyate devā́n sabrā́hmaṇān vaśā́ | tásmād brahmábhyo deyáiṣā tád āhuḥ svásya gópanam ||
Being born, she is born, as it were, unto the Gods together with the Brahmans—the vāśā-cow. Therefore must she be given to the Brahmans: that, they say, is the safeguarding of one’s own.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Brahman (priestly power) and Devas as joint claimants; the vāśā-cow as sacral object
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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