Atharva Veda 3.28.1: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 28, Mantra 1
Sukta 28
पशुपोषणम्। एकै॑कयै॒षा सृष्ट्या॒ सं ब॑भूव॒ यत्र॒ गा असृ॑जन्त भूत॒कृतो॑ वि॒श्वरू॑पाः । यत्र॑ वि॒जाय॑ते य॒मिन्य॑प॒र्तुः सा प॒शून् क्षि॑णाति रिफ॒ती रुश॑ती
paśupoṣaṇám | ékaikayā́ ’ṣā́ sṛ́ṣṭyā sáṃ babhūva yátra gā́ asṛ́janta bhūtákṛto viśvárūpāḥ | yátra vijā́yate yamínī apártūḥ sā́ paśū́n kṣiṇāti rifatī́ ruśátī ||
Cattle-nourishment. By each single act of creation hath she come wholly into being, there where the All-formed Makers of beings brought forth the kine. Where Yaminī is born, out of due season, there she wasteth the cattle—Rifatī, Ruśatī.
यह मंत्र गाय-भैंस और जानवरों को बचाने के लिए है। जब भगवान ने दुनिया बनाई, तब जानवर भी बनाए। एक जगह यामिनी नाम की शक्ति पैदा होती है, गलत वक्त पर। वो जानवरों को तबाह करती है, रिफती और रुशती भी उसके साथ हैं।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in the input)
Devata: Paśu-poṣaṇa power; negatively marked devatā/agents: Yaminī, Rifatī, Ruśatī (as afflictions)
Chandas: Mixed; likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like segments (requires full metrical verification)
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: shanta
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