Atharva Veda 1.11.5: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 5
Sukta 11
वि ते॑ भिनद्मि॒ मेह॑नं॒ वि योनिं॒ वि ग॒वीनि॑के । वि मा॒तरं॑ च पु॒त्रं च॒ वि कु॑मा॒रं ज॒रायु॒णाव॑ ज॒रायु॑ पद्यताम्
ví té bhinadmi méhanam ví yónim ví gavīníke | ví mātáraṃ ca putráṃ ca ví kumāráṃ jarāyuṇā́ áva jarāyúḥ padyatām ||
I cleave apart for thee the passage of urine; I cleave apart the womb; I cleave apart the cow-path. I cleave apart mother and son, I cleave apart the babe: downward, with the afterbirth, let the afterbirth itself come forth.
मैं तुम्हारे लिए रास्ता खोल देता हूँ, पेशाब का रास्ता, गर्भाशय का रास्ता, और बच्चे का रास्ता। माँ और बच्चे को अलग करता हूँ। बच्चे को अलग करता हूँ। नीचे की तरफ औलाद खाने वाली चीज़ आए, वो अलग हो जाए।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras attribution for obstetric-healing material; exact r̥ṣi assignment depends on Anukramaṇī for AVŚ 1.11).
Devata: Prasava (childbirth) / the operative power of ‘opening’ (bandha-bheda); implicitly the healing force invoked through Atharvanic speech.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm against pada-count in the edition used).
Primary: vira
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