Sukta 5
प्रोष्ठेशयास्तल्पेशया नारीर्या वह्यशीवरीः । स्त्रियो याः पुण्यगन्धयस्ताः सर्वाः स्वापयामसि
próṣṭhe-śayā́s tálpe-śayā́ nā́rīr yā́ vahy-aśī́varīḥ | stríyo yā́ḥ púṇya-gándhayas tā́ḥ sárvāḥ svāpayāmasi
Women who lie upon the outer couch, women who lie upon the bed—those who are borne abroad and stirring; women who are sweet with auspicious perfume—all these, every one, we lull to sleep.
Rishi: Atharvan (hymn cluster attribution per Atharvanic tradition)
Devata: Nidrā (Sleep) as functional divinity
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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