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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi not supplied in excerpt)
Devata: Goṣṭha / Rayi (functional deities: cowshed/wealth), with implicit cattle-prosperity powers
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
Mantra 1
गोष्ठः। सं वो॑ गो॒ष्ठेन॑ सु॒षदा॒ सं र॒य्या सं सुभू॑त्या । अह॑र्जातस्य॒ यन्नाम॒ तेना॒ वः॒ सं सृ॑जामसि
The cowshed: with the cowshed we settle you well—together with wealth, together with well-being. By the name, whatever it be, of the day-born, thereby do we unite you.
Mantra 2
सं वः॑ सृजत्वर्य॒मा सं पू॒षा सं बृह॒स्पतिः॑ । समिन्द्रो॒ यो ध॑नंज॒यो मयि॑ पुष्यत॒ यद् वसु॑
Let Aryaman join you together; together let Pūṣan, together Bṛhaspati. Together let Indra—he who conquers wealth—make thrive in me whatever good is yours.
Mantra 3
सं॒ज॒ग्मा॒ना अबि॑भ्युषीर॒स्मिन् गो॒ष्ठे क॑री॒षिणीः॑ । बिभ्र॑तीः सो॒म्यं मध्व॑नमी॒वा उ॒पेत॑न
Assembled, fearless, in this cowshed—ye dung-bearing ones—bearing Soma-like sweetness, disease-free: come ye hither, draw near.
Mantra 4
इ॒हैव गा॑व॒ एत॑ने॒हो शके॑व पुष्यत । इ॒हैवोत प्र जा॑यध्वं॒ मयि॑ सं॒ज्ञान॑मस्तु वः
Hither, even here, O cows, come ye; here, with Śakra’s might, do ye thrive. Here, even here, moreover, bring ye forth; in me let there be concord among you.
Mantra 5
शि॒वो वो॑ गो॒ष्ठो भ॑वतु शारि॒शाके॑व पुष्यत । इ॒हैवोत प्र जा॑यध्वं॒ मया॑ वः॒ सं सृ॑जामसि
Auspicious be your cattle-stall; like the thriving pot-herb let it prosper. Here, even here, moreover, increase and be born forth: by me for you we bring the whole to issue.
Mantra 6
मया॑ गावो॒ गोप॑तिना सचध्वम॒यं वो॑ गो॒ष्ठ इ॒ह पो॑षयि॒ष्णुः । रा॒यस्पोषे॑ण बहु॒ला भव॑न्तीर्जी॒वा जीव॑न्ती॒रुप॑ वः सदेम
By me, O cows, cleave with the cow-lord: this is your stall, here fostering increase. With the thriving of wealth become ye abundant—alive and living on; near you may we sit in attendance.
To make cattle settle peacefully in the cowshed, stay together without scattering, and increase in health, fertility, and wealth (rayi).
“Here” fixes the herd to a specific place (the byre), while “saṃjñāna” binds them into mutual recognition and cohesion—so they do not break apart or become unmanageable.
The primary ‘material’ is the cowshed itself and the act of bringing the herd into it; herbs are not essential. Simple actions like cleaning the byre and calmly leading the cows in while reciting are the core procedure.
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