Mantra 6
Sukta 46
घृतादुल्लुप्तो मधुमान् पयस्वान्त्सहस्रप्राणः शतयोनिर्वयोधाः । शम्भूश्च मयोभूश्चोर्जस्वांश्च पयस्वांश्चास्तृतस्त्वाभि रक्षतु
ghṛtā́d ullúptaḥ mádhumān páyasvān sahásraprāṇaḥ śatáyoniḥ vayodhā́ḥ | śambhū́ś ca máyobhū́ś corjásvāṃś ca páyasvāṃś cā́ṣṭṛ́tas tvā́bhi rakṣatu ||
Anointed with ghee, honeyed, rich in milk—of thousandfold breath, of hundredfold sources, a giver of vigor: beneficent and bliss-bestowing, strong in nourishment and rich in milk—may Aṣṭṛta guard thee round about.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Aṣṭṛta (guardian); nutritive powers personified through ghṛta/madhu/payas
Chandas: Late Anuṣṭubh-like / mixed
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