Mantra 5
Sukta 12
मानस्य पत्नि शरणा स्योना देवी देवेभिर्निमितास्यग्रे । तृणं वसाना सुमना असस्त्वमथास्मभ्यं सहवीरं रयिं दाः
mā́nasyá patni śáraṇā syónā devī́ devébhir nímitā́sy ágre | tṛ́ṇaṃ vásānā sumánā ásas tvám áthāsmábhyaṃ sahávīraṃ rayíṃ dāḥ ||
O Lady of Mānas(a), a refuge, kindly—Goddess, by the Gods measured out and built in the beginning—clothed in grass, benevolent art thou: then unto us grant wealth, with heroes (sons) therewith.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Śālā as Devī/Patnī (tutelary house-goddess)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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