Atharva Veda 15.2.31: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 31
Sukta 2
की॒र्तिश्च॒ यश॑श्च पुरःस॒रावैनं की॒र्तिर्ग॑च्छ॒त्या यशो॑ गच्छति॒ य ए॒वं वेद॑
kī́rtiś ca yáśaś ca purassarā́v enaṃ kī́rtir gácchaty ā́ yáśo gácchati yá eváṃ véda
Fame and Glory, the two that go before, attend him: Fame comes unto him, Glory comes—who thus hath knowledge.
नाम और शान, यह दोनों आगे-आगे चलते हैं। जो यह बात समझता है, उसके पास नाम और इज़्ज़त दोनों आती है।
Rishi: Vratya/Angirasic tradition (variable)
Devata: Kīrti and Yaśas (personified abstractions)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence with Atharvanic flexibility
Primary: shringara
Secondary: vira
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