Mantra 6
Sukta 18
अभि तेऽधां सहमानामुप तेऽधां सहीयसीम्। मामनु प्र ते मनो वत्सं गौरिव धावतु पथा वारिव धावतु
abhí te ’dhāṃ sáhamānām úpa te ’dhāṃ sáhīyasīm | mām ánu prá te máno vatsáṃ gáur iva dhāvatu pathā́ vā́r iva dhāvatu
Against thee I set an overpowering power; upon thee I set a power yet stronger. Let thy mind run forth after me, as a cow to her calf; let it run along its path, as water runs.
Rishi: Atharvanic household tradition (as transmitted with AV 3.18)
Devata: Manas (mind) as the manipulable target; Sahas as coercive force
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable)
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