Atharva Veda 4.21.6: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 6
Sukta 21
यू॒यं गा॑वो मेदयथ कृ॒शं चि॑दश्री॒रं चि॑त् कृणुथा सु॒प्रती॑कम्। भ॒द्रं गृ॒हं कृ॑णुथ भद्रवाचो बृ॒हद् वो॒ वय॑ उच्यते स॒भासु॑
yūyáṃ gā́vo medayatha kr̥śáṃ cíd aśrīráṃ cít kr̥ṇutha suprátīkam | bhadráṃ gr̥háṃ kr̥ṇutha bhadravā́co br̥hád vo váya ucyate sabhā́su ||
Ye Cows, make ye the lean one fat; yea, even the luckless make ye of fair aspect. Make ye the house auspicious, of auspicious speech: great is your life-giving power, so is it proclaimed in the assemblies.
Ô Vaches, vous engraissez même le maigre; oui, même l’infortuné, vous le rendez d’aspect beau. Rendez la maison propice, aux paroles propices; grande est votre puissance qui donne la vie — ainsi le proclame-t-on dans les assemblées.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attributed within AV ancillary tradition; hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Gāvaḥ (Cows) as prosperity-bearing powers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (AV mixed meters; requires pada-count verification by recension tables)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: shringara
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