Mantra 3
Sukta 52
दूराच्चकमानाय प्रतिपाणायाक्षये । आस्मा अशृण्वन्नाशाः कामेनाजनयन्त्स्वः
dū́rāc cakāmānā́ya pratipāṇā́yākṣáye | ā́smā́ aśṛṇvann āśā́ḥ kā́menājanayantsváḥ ||
From far away, unto him who draweth nigh, unto the hand that answereth hand, for unfailing gain—unto this man the Hopes gave ear; by Kāma they engendered Heaven’s good fortune.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic (Kāma-hymn complex; r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists).
Devata: Kāma (Desire) and personified Āśās (Hopes).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; late AV style with anuṣṭubh cadence).
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