Atharva Veda 3.17.4: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 4
Sukta 17
इन्द्रः॒ सीतां॒ नि गृ॑ह्णातु॒ तां पू॒षाभि र॑क्षतु । सा नः॒ पय॑स्वती दुहा॒मुत्त॑रामुत्तरां॒ समा॑म्
índraḥ sītā́m ní gṛhṇātu tā́m pūṣā́bhí rakṣatu | sā́ naḥ páyasvatī duhā́m úttarām-uttarā́m sámām ||
Let Indra take firm hold of the Furrow; let Pūṣan guard her round about. May she, rich in milk-like sap, milk forth for us, year after year, an ever ampler yield.
इंद्र इस खेत को पकड़ के रखे और पूषा इसकी हिफाजत करे। यह ज़मीन हमें दूध जैसा रस दे। साल भर हमें अच्छी फसल मिलते रहे, एक साल से दूसरे साल में और भी ज़्यादा।
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for kṛṣi-sūktas (furrow hymns); specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī tradition.
Devata: Sītā (Furrow), with Indra and Pūṣan as empowering/protective deities
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV domestic/prosperity charms)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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