Sukta 19
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Prajāpati, Dhātṛ, Puṣṭipati (personified nourishment)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (approximate)
Ye ek mantra hai jo Prajapati aur Dhatr ko bulata hai. Wo baccho ko pakka sthaan dene madad karte hain. Bacche theek se jam ke rahein aur ache swabhaav wale hon. Ghar mein sab log mil ke rahein, ek mann ho, ek hi parivar se hon. Pushpati se yahi prarthana hai ki ghar mein barkat bani rahe. Ye mantra khaas karke us vyakti ke liye hai jo yajman hai.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It is a Paustika hymn used to obtain and stabilize offspring, and to secure harmonious, one-minded unity within the household along with sustained nourishment and prosperity.
They represent a complete chain of wellbeing: Prajāpati generates progeny, Dhātṛ ‘sets’ and sustains what is generated, and Puṣṭipati supplies the nourishing increase that lets the family thrive.
No specific herb or amulet is mandated by the single verse. Practitioners may symbolically support puṣṭi with simple nourishing food (milk/ghee/anna), but the primary ‘substance’ is the invoked power of nourishment itself.
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