Mantra 3
Sukta 70
यथा प्रधिर्यथोपधिर्यथा नभ्यं प्रधावधि । यथा पुंसो वृषण्यत स्त्रियां निहन्यते मनः । एवा ते अघ्न्ये मनोऽधि वत्से नि हन्यताम्
yáthā pradhír yáthopadhír yáthā nábhyaṃ pradhā́v ádhi | yáthā púṃso vṛṣaṇyát striyā́ṃ ní-hanyate mánaḥ | evā́ te aghnye máno ’dhí vatsé ní hanyatām ||
As rim and tire, as the nave is set fast upon the felly; as the mind of a man in heat is fastened upon a woman—so, O Aghnyā, let thy mind be fastened upon thy calf.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Aghnyā / binding-force (bandhana) applied to manas
Chandas: Atharvanic refrain-structure; Anuṣṭubh-like cadence
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