Atharva Veda 6.71.3: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 8, Sukta 71, Mantra 3
Sukta 71
यदन्न॒मद्म्यनृ॑तेन देवा दा॒स्यन्नदा॑स्यन्नु॒त सं॑गृ॒णामि॑ । वै॒श्वा॒न॒रस्य॑ मह॒तो म॑हि॒म्ना शि॒वं मह्यं॒ मधु॑मद॒स्त्वन्न॑म्
yád annám ádmy anŕ̥tena devā dāsyán adāsyán utá saṃgr̥ṇā́mi | vaiśvānará sya maható mahimnā́ śiváṃ máhyaṃ mádhumad astv annám
If, O Gods, I eat food by untruth—whether giving or not giving, and also while I gather and appropriate—then by the mighty majesty of great Vaiśvānara let the food be for me auspicious, honeyed, and wholesome.
भगवान, अगर मैंने झूठ खाया, चाहे दिया या नहीं दिया। जब मैंने लिया तो दिल में शर्म आई। तो अग्नि की ताकत से दुआ है कि यह खाना मुझे मीठा हो और अच्छा लगे।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be filled from Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Vaiśvānara (Agni)
Chandas: To be verified (likely Anuṣṭubh-adjacent).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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