Atharva Veda 5.26.5: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 26, Mantra 5
Sukta 26
छन्दां॑सि य॒ज्ञे म॑रुतः॒ स्वाहा॑ मा॒तेव॑ पु॒त्रं पि॑पृते॒ह यु॒क्ताः
chándāṃsi yajñé marútaḥ svā́hā mātéva putráṃ pipṛtehá yuktā́ḥ
The meters in the sacrifice—O Maruts—Svāhā—like a mother her son, fill (and foster) here, yoked for the work.
यज्ञ के सब शब्द और मरुत देवता इस काम में लगे हैं। स्वाहा, जैसे माँ अपने बेटे का ध्यान रखती है, वैसे ही यह सब इस यज्ञ को पूरा करेंगे।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous/collective)
Devata: Maruts / Chandas (meters) as operative powers
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (self-referential mention of chandas within a formulaic verse)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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