Atharva Veda 3.23.5: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 23, Mantra 5
Sukta 23
कृ॒णोमि॑ ते प्राजाप॒त्यमा योनिं॒ गर्भ॑ एतु ते । वि॒न्दस्व॒ त्वं पु॒त्रं ना॑रि॒ यस्तुभ्यं॒ शमस॒च्छमु॒ तस्मै॒ त्वं भव॑
kṛṇómi te prājāpatyám ā yónim gárbha étu te | vindásva tvám putráṃ nā́ri yás túbhyaṃ śám asác chám u tásmai tváṃ bháva
I frame for thee a Prajāpati-wrought womb: let the embryo come to thee. Win thou a son, O Woman—one who shall be welfare unto thee; and be thou, in turn, welfare unto him.
मैं तुम्हारे लिए ऐसी कोख तैयार करता हूँ जो प्रजापति ने बनायी है। इसमें बच्चा आए। और तुम्हें एक बेटा मिले जो तुम्हारे भले का काम करे। और तुम भी उसके भले का काम करो।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/Angiras-type attribution in AV domestic corpora; varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Prajāpati (procreative power) / Garbha (embryo as personified aim)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant domestic meter; as transmitted)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: shringara
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