Atharva Veda 19.2.3: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 3
Sukta 2
अ॒न॒भ्रयः॒ खन॑माना॒ विप्रा॑ गम्भी॒रे अ॒पसः॑ । भि॒षग्भ्यो॑ भि॒षक्त॑रा॒ आपो॒ अच्छा॑ वदामसि
anabhráyaḥ khánamānā víprā gambhīré apásaḥ | bhiṣágbhyo bhiṣáktarā ā́po ácchā vadāmasi
Cloudless, as they are dug, wise waters in the deep—waters more healing than physicians—to these we speak, hitherward, with favoring call.
यह पानी आसमान से आया है, बिना बादल के। इसको जब खोदा जाता है, तो गहरे पानी में मिलता है। यह पानी डॉक्टर से भी ज़्यादा इलाज करता है। हम इस पानी को बुला रहे हैं कि वो हमारे पास आए और हम पे मेहरबानी करे।
Rishi: Apām r̥ṣi-tradition (variable)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters) as supreme healers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence in parts; late AV metrical looseness
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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