Mantra 16
Sukta 136
यः कुमारी पिङ्गलिका वसन्तं पीवरी लभेत्। तैलकुण्डमिमाङ्गुष्ठं रोदन्तं शुदमुद्धरेत्
yáḥ kumārī piṅgalikā vásantaṃ pīvarī labhét | táila-kuṇḍam imám aṅguṣṭháṃ ródantaṃ śudám úd-dharet ||
Whoso, in springtide, findeth the tawny maiden, full and thriving—let him with this oil-bowl, with this thumb, lift out the weeping one, in purity.
जो वसन्त में पिङ्गलिका—ताम्रवर्ण कुमारी, पुष्ट और समृद्ध—को पाए, वह इस तैलकुण्ड से, इस अङ्गुष्ठ से, रोते हुए को शुद्धि सहित बाहर निकाल ले।
Rishi: Not determinable from excerpt alone (late AV20 material often recontextualized).
Devata: The rite’s operative agents: consecrated oil and purification; implicitly a healing/purifying power rather than a named deity.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (late, irregular)
{"primary_rasa":"karuna","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_arc":"From recognition of crying to gentle uplift into purity.","listener_experience":"Comforted, cared-for, soothed; caregiver feels competent and calm.","intensity":4}