Atharva Veda 20.126.12: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 126, Mantra 12
Sukta 126
नाहमि॑न्द्राणि रारण॒ सख्यु॑र्वृ॒षाक॑पेरृ॒ते। यस्ये॒दमप्यं॑ ह॒विः प्रि॒यं दे॒वेषु॒ गच्छ॑ति॒ विश्व॑स्मा॒दिन्द्र॒ उत्त॑रः
ná̄hám indrāṇi rārāṇa sákhyur vṛṣā́kaper ṛté | yásyédam ápyaṃ havíḥ priyáṃ devéṣu gácchati víśvasmā́d índra úttaraḥ ||
I, O Indrāṇī, shall not be bereft of the friendship of Vṛṣākapi; for his this liquid oblation, dear, goes forth among the gods—above all, Indra is the higher.
मैं इंद्राणी हूँ, मुझे वृषाकपि की दोस्ती से कभी जुदा नहीं करेंगे। उसकी यह भोग भगवान लोगों तक पहुँचता है। इंद्र सबसे बड़ा है।
Rishi: Indrāṇī (episode-linked)
Devata: Indra / Vṛṣākapi (virility-persona); the Gods collectively as receivers
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shringara
Secondary: shanta
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