Mantra 12
Sukta 3
इमं बिभर्मि वरणमायुष्मान्छतशारदः । स मे राष्ट्रं च क्षत्रं च पशूनोजश्च मे दधत्
imáṃ bibharmi varaṇám ā́yuṣmān chatá-śā́radaḥ | sá me rāṣṭráṃ ca kṣatráṃ ca paśū́n ójaś ca me dadhat
This Varana I bear, life-giving, for a hundred autumns. May it bestow on me realm and ruling power, and cattle, and strength besides.
मैं इस वरुण को धारण करता हूँ—आयुष्य देने वाला—सौ शरदों तक। वह मुझे राष्ट्र और क्षत्र, और पशु-धन, तथा बल भी प्रदान करे।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Varana/Vanaspati as bestower of āyus and socio-political goods
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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