Atharva Veda 1.14.1: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 14, Mantra 1
Sukta 14
कुलपा कन्या भग॑मस्या॒ वर्च॒ आदि॒ष्यधि॑ वृ॒क्षादि॑व॒ स्रज॑म्। म॒हाबु॑ध्न इव॒ पर्व॑तो॒ ज्योक् पि॒तृष्वा॑स्ताम्
kulapā kanyā bhágam asyā́ḥ várca ā́ díṣyádhi vṛkṣā́d iva srájam | mahābudhná iva párvato jyók pitṛ́ṣvā́ astām
A maiden, guardian of the clan—do thou, O Bhaga, assign unto her splendour, as (one lays) a garland from a tree upon (the head). Like a mountain of mighty base, may she stand for long, rich in fathers (and ancestral support).
यह कन्या अपने पूरे खानदान की रक्षक है। भगवान, इसको ऐसा चमक दे जैसे पेड़ से हार उतार के सर पे रख देते हैं। यह पहाड़ जैसी बड़ी और मज़बूत हो। अपने पुरखों का साथ ले के लंबी तक खड़ी रहे।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as an Atharvan/Angiras-type domestic benediction).
Devata: Bhaga (as distributor of fortune) with the operative power of Várchas (splendour).
Chandas: Mixed/irregular; predominantly anuṣṭubh-like cadence with Atharvanic flexibility.
Primary: shringara
Secondary: shanta
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