Atharva Veda 3.21.4: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 4
Sukta 21
यो दे॒वो वि॒श्वाद् यमु॒ काम॑मा॒हुर्यं दा॒तारं॑ प्रतिगृ॒ह्णन्त॑मा॒हुः । यो धीरः॑ श॒क्रः प॑रि॒भूरदा॑भ्य॒स्तेभ्यो॑ अ॒ग्निभ्यो॑ हु॒तम॑स्त्वे॒तत्
yó devó viśvā́d yám u kā́mam āhúr yáṁ dātā́ram pratigṛhṇántam āhúḥ | yó dhī́raḥ śakráḥ paribhū́r adā́bhyaḥ tébhyo agníbhyo hútam astv etát
The god whom from every side they call ‘Desire,’ whom they call the Giver that receiveth in return; who is wise, mighty, an over-lord, unconquerable—to those Fires let this oblation be offered.
Ce dieu qu’on appelle de toutes parts « Kāma » (Désir), qu’on appelle le Donateur qui reçoit en retour; lui qui est sage, puissant, souverain, invincible — à ces Agni que cette oblation soit offerte.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable)
Devata: Agni (as Kāma/Dātṛ; functional epithets)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (mixed)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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