Atharva Veda 15.8.3: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 8, Mantra 3
Sukta 8
वि॒शां च॒ वै स सब॑न्धूनां॒ चान्न॑स्य चा॒न्नाद्य॑स्य च प्रि॒यं धाम॑ भवति॒ य ए॒वं वेद॑
viśā́m ca váí sá sábandhūnā́m cā́nnasya cānnā́dyasya ca priyáṃ dhā́ma bhavati yá eváṃ véda
He verily becometh a dear and favoured seat among the clans, among the kindred, and in respect of food and the enjoyment of food—whoso thus knoweth.
जो यह बात समझता है वो सबके दिल में बस जाता है। अपने लोग, अपने रिश्तेदार, सब उसे पसंद करने लगते हैं। खाना-खिलाना सब में उसका नाम होता है।
Rishi: Vrātya/collective Atharvanic tradition (Vrātya-kāṇḍa style; not a single named ṛṣi in many recensions)
Devata: Pratiṣṭhā (establishment) / Social body (Viś) as functional ‘deity’ in the prose-like Atharvanic formulation
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like Atharvanic style (not strict metrical ṛc)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: shringara
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