Atharva Veda 20.25.2: Kanda 20, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 25, Mantra 2
Sukta 25
आपो॒ न दे॒वीरुप॑ यन्ति हो॒त्रिय॑म॒वः प॑श्यन्ति॒ वित॑तं॒ यथा॒ रजः॑ । प्रा॒चैर्दे॒वासः॒ प्र ण॑यन्ति देव॒युं ब्र॑ह्म॒प्रियं॑ जोषयन्ते व॒रा इ॑व
ā́po na devī́r úpa yanti hotríyam aváḥ paśyanti vítataṁ yáthā rájaḥ | prācáiḥ devā́saḥ prá nayanti devayúṁ brahmapríyaṁ joṣayante varā́ iva
As goddesses, the Waters draw near the Hotṛ; they look upon the aid spread forth, as on the wide expanse. With leaders in the van the Gods lead onward the god-devoted man, dear unto sacred prayer, and cherish him as wooers a chosen maid.
पानी देवियों की तरह पूजा के पास आता है। मदद फैली है, जगह साफ दिखती है। देवता भगवान को आगे ले जाते हैं। जो लोग भगवान से प्यार करते हैं, उनको आगे बढ़ाते हैं। जैसे कोई लड़की अपना पसंद का रिश्ता चुने, वैसे ही देवता उसको पसंद करते हैं।
Rishi: As in RV parallel (RV-derived in AV 20)
Devata: Āpas (Waters) and the Viśve Devāḥ (All Gods)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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