Atharva Veda 3.23.3: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 23, Mantra 3
Sukta 23
पुमां॑सं पु॒त्रं ज॑नय॒ तं पुमा॒ननु॑ जायताम्। भवा॑सि पु॒त्राणां॑ मा॒ता जा॒तानां॑ ज॒नया॑श्च॒ यान्
púmāṃsaṃ putráṃ janaya táṃ pumā́n ánu jāyatām | bhávāsi putrā́ṇāṃ mātā́ jātā́nāṃ janayā́si ca yā́n |
Bring forth a manly son; let that male be born in due succession. Thou art the mother of sons already born, and those whom thou shalt yet bring forth.
एक लड़के को पैदा करो, एक वीर बेटा हो। वो पैदा हो, सिलसिले में आए। तुम उन बेटियों की माँ हो जो पैदा हो चुके हैं, और उनकी भी माँ बनोगी जो अभी आएंगे।
Rishi: Atharvanic domestic seers (traditional attribution)
Devata: Prajā/Putra (progeny) as desired outcome; generative śakti
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: shringara
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