Sukta 5
१॥ सूर्य॑स्या॒वृत॑म॒न्वाव॑र्ते॒ दक्षि॑णा॒मन्वा॒वृत॑म्। सा मे॒ द्रवि॑णं यच्छतु॒ सा मे॑ ब्राह्मणवर्च॒सम्
sū́ryasyā́vṛtam anvā́varte dákṣiṇām anvā́vṛtam | sā́ me dráviṇaṃ yacchatu sā́ me brāhmaṇavarcásam ||
Following the Sun’s ordered revolution it comes round—following the revolution, the Dakṣiṇā. Let her bestow on me wealth; let her bestow on me brahmanic splendour.
सूरज की चाल के पीछे पीछे चलते हैं। दक्षिणा भी उसी रास्ते पे चलती है। वो मुझे धन दे और पंडित जैसी चमक दे।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly treated as an Atharvanic prosperity formula-set)
Devata: Dakṣiṇā (personified), with Sūrya as cosmological guarantor
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; short pāda structure consistent with anuṣṭubh-style Atharvanic formulas)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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