Atharva Veda 1.4.3: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 3
Sukta 4
अ॒पो दे॒वीरुप॑ ह्वये॒ यत्र॒ गावः॒ पिब॑न्ति नः । सिन्धु॑भ्यः॒ कर्त्वं॑ ह॒विः
apó devī́r úpa hvaye yátra gā́vaḥ píbanti naḥ | síndhubhyaḥ kártvam havíḥ ||
The Waters, Goddesses, I call hitherward—there where our kine are wont to drink. From the rivers be the offering’s portion duly fashioned.
मैं पानी की देवियों को बुला रहा हूँ। जहाँ हमारे गाय पानी पीते हैं, वहाँ आओ। नदियों से जो ऑफरिंग बनती है, वो यहाँ आए।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Āpaḥ-sūkta attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as an Atharvan/Angiras-type invocation to Waters).
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), personified as Devīḥ
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.; pāda-structure suggests anuṣṭubh-type cadence)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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