Atharva Veda 4.37.12: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 37, Mantra 12
Sukta 37
जा॒या इद् वो॑ अप्स॒रसो॒ गन्ध॑र्वाः॒ पत॑यो यू॒यम्। अप धावतामर्त्या॒ मर्त्या॒न् मा स॑चध्वम्
jāyā́ íd vo apsaráso gandharvā́ḥ pátayo yūyám | ápa dhāvata amartyā́ martyā́n mā sacadhvam ||
Wives indeed are yours, O Apsarases; ye Gandharvas are your husbands. Away, run ye—immortals—(from) mortals: cleave not unto mortals.
यह बात अप्सरा और गंधर्व के लिए है। अप्सरा और गंधर्व पति-पत्नी हैं। वो अमर्त हैं और इंसान मर्त हैं। इसलिए वो लोग इंसान से दूर भाग जाते हैं। इंसान के साथ नहीं रहते।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable).
Devata: Apsarases and Gandharvas (as addressed beings; targets of regulation/dismissal).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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