Mantra 20
Sukta 2
यदा गार्हपत्यमसपर्यैत् पूर्वमग्निं वधूरियम्। अधा सरस्वत्यै नारि पितृभ्यश्च नमस्कुरु
yadā́ gārhapatyám ásaparyait pū́rvam agním vadhū́r iyám | ádhā sárasvatyai nāri pitṛ́bhyaś ca námaḥ kuru
When this bride hath first done honour to Agni, the Gārhapatya, then, O woman, make reverence unto Sarasvatī and unto the Fathers.
जब यह वधू पहले गार्हपत्य अग्नि का यथोचित सत्कार कर ले, तब, हे नारी, सरस्वती को और पितृगणों को नमस्कार कर।
Rishi: Atharvanic domestic tradition (variable).
Devata: Agni Gārhapatya; Sarasvatī; Pitṛs.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (probable).
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