Mantra 41

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वसोर्या धारा मधुना प्रपीना घृतेन मिश्रा अमृतस्य नाभयः । सर्वास्ता अव रुन्धे स्वर्गः षष्ट्यां शरत्सु निधिपा अभीच्छात्

IAST Transliteration

váso ryā́ dhā́rā mádhunā prápīnā ghṛténa miśrā́ amṛ́tasya nā́bhayaḥ | sárvā́s tā́ áva rundhe svargáḥ ṣaṣṭyā́ṃ śarátsu nidhípā abhī́cchāt

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The streams of Wealth—those full-fed with honey, blended with ghee—are the very hubs of Immortality. All these doth Heaven shut in and make secure: the Treasure-keeper hath desired them for the sixtieth year, through the rounds of autumns.

Translation

વસુ (ધન)ની ધારા—મધુથી પરિપૂર્ણ, ઘીથી મિશ્રિત—અમૃતના નાભિ-સ્થાન સમાન છે. સ્વર્ગ આ બધાને આવરીને બંધ કરે છે અને સુરક્ષિત રાખે છે; નિધિપા (ખજાનાના રક્ષક)એ સાઠમા વર્ષે, શરદઋતુઓના ચક્રો દરમ્યાન, તેમને ઇચ્છ્યા છે.

Word by Word

वसोःof wealth / of the Vasus (wealth-givers)

याwhich

धाराstream, flow

मधुनाwith honey

प्रपीनाfilled, abundant

घृतेनwith ghee

मिश्राःmixed

अमृतस्यof immortality / of ambrosia

नाभयःnavels, hubs, centers

सर्वाःall

ताःthose

अवdown, away; completely

रुन्धेrestrains, blocks, shuts in

स्वर्गःheaven, the heavenly world

षष्ट्याम्in the sixtieth

शरत्सुin (the) autumns / years

निधिपाःtreasure-keepers, guardians of the deposit

अभीच्छात्desired, sought (for)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable).

Devata: Vasu/Wealth, Svarga (as securing power), Amṛta (immortality-essence).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent).

Mantra Rasa

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