Atharva Veda 10.9.17: Kanda 10, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 9, Mantra 17
Sukta 9
यस्ते॑ प्ला॒शिर्यो व॑नि॒ष्ठुर्यौ कु॒क्षी यच्च॒ चर्म॑ ते । आ॒मिक्षां॑ दुह्रतां दा॒त्रे क्षी॒रं स॒र्पिरथो॒ मधु॑
yás te plāśír yó vaniṣṭhúr yaú kukṣī́ yác ca cárma te | āmíkṣāṃ duhratāṃ dātré kṣīráṃ sarpír átho mádhu
Thy spleen, thy bladder, thy two flanks, and thy skin—let these milk into the vessel clotted milk: milk, and ghee, and honey besides.
यह मंत्र कहता है कि तुम्हारा शरीर हिस्सों से दूध निकले। तुम्हारा स्प्लीन, ब्लैडर, दोनों साइड्स, और स्किन, यह सब से दूध आए। उसमें दही जैसा मिल्क, घी, और शहद भी मिले।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition.
Devata: Cow as bearer of fluid-wealth (payas) and protective covering (carma).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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