Mantra 33
Sukta 4
एतास्ते असौ धेनवः कामदुघा भवन्तु । एनीः श्येनीः सरूपा विरूपास्तिलवत्सा उप तिष्ठन्तु त्वात्र
etā́s te asáu dhenávaḥ kāmadúghā bhavantu | enī́ḥ śyenī́ḥ sarū́pā vírūpās tilávatsā úpa tiṣṭhantu tvā́tra ||
These, for thee, yonder, let the cows be wish-milking. Eni-cows, Śyenī-cows, like-formed and unlike-formed, with sesame for calves—let them stand nigh unto thee here.
Rishi: Pitṛmedha tradition
Devata: Pitṛs/Yama; kāmadughā dhenus as beneficent agencies
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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