Mantra 7
Sukta 29
क इदं कस्मा अदात् कामः कामायादात्। कामो दाता कामः प्रतिग्रहीता कामः समुद्रमा विवेश । कामेन त्वा प्रति गृह्णामि कामैतत् ते
ká idáṃ kásmai adā́t kāmáḥ kā́māyādāt | kāmó dātā́ kāmáḥ pratigrahītā́ kāmáḥ samudrám ā́ viveśa | kāména tvā práti gṛhṇāmi kāmá etát te ||
Who gave this, and unto whom was it given? Desire gave it, for Desire’s own fulfilment. Desire is the giver, Desire the receiver; Desire hath entered into the Ocean. With Desire I accept thee: O Desire, this is for thee.
Rishi: As per AV anukramaṇī for 3.29.
Devata: Kāma (Desire) explicitly; Samudra as cosmological image.
Chandas: Mixed prose-like cadence within Anuṣṭubh frame; final pāda functions as performative formula.
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