Atharva Veda 5.24.1: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 24, Mantra 1
Sukta 24
ब्रह्मकर्म स॒वि॒ता प्र॑स॒वाना॒मधि॑पतिः॒ स मा॑वतु । अ॒स्मिन् ब्रह्म॑ण्य॒स्मिन् कर्म॑ण्य॒स्यां पु॑रो॒धाया॑म॒स्यां प्र॑ति॒ष्ठाया॑म॒स्यां चित्त्या॑म॒स्यामाकू॑त्याम॒स्यामा॒शिष्य॒स्यां दे॒वहू॑त्यां॒ स्वाहा॑
bráhma-karma savitā́ prasavā́nām ádhipatiḥ sá māvatu | asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́ṃ purodhā́yām asyā́ṃ pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́ṃ cittýām asyā́m ākū́tyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́ṃ devahū́tyāṃ svā́hā ||
Savitar, lord of impulsions, of the brahman-work—may he aid me: in this brahman, in this act; in this fore-setting, in this establishment; in this intent, in this purpose; in this blessing, in this god-invocation—svāhā.
सवितर भगवान का यह मंत्र है। वो सब काम शुरू करने वाला है, ब्रह्मन का काम करने वाला है। वो मुझे मदद करे। यह ब्रह्मन में, यह काम में। इसलिए, इस स्थिति में, इस नियत में, इस इरादे में। आशीर्वाद में, भगवान को बुलाने में। स्वाहा।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Savitar (as lord of prasava); brahman-work as sphere of action
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like yajus-style cadence (not a strict single meter; mantra functions as a liturgical formula)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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