Atharva Veda 7.12.4: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 4
Sukta 12
यद् वो॒ मनः॒ परा॑गतं॒ यद् ब॒द्धमि॒ह वे॒ह वा॑ । तद् व॒ आ व॑र्तयामसि॒ मयि॑ वो रमतां॒ मनः॑
yád vo mánaḥ párāgatam yád baddhám ihá véha vā́ | tád va ā́ vartayāmasi máyi vo ramatāṃ mánaḥ
What mind of yours hath wandered far, what mind is bound—whether here or yonder—this same we turn back hither. In me let your mind take pleasure; in me let it rest.
अगर तुम्हारा मन कहीं और भटका हुआ है, या यहीं कैद में फंसा है, वो सब मैं वापस ला देता हूँ। तुम्हारा मन अब मुझमें ही खुश रहे, मुझमें ही चैन पाए।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified in excerpt).
Devata: Manas (mind) as the operative field; implicitly the collective audience.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
Primary: shanta
Secondary: shringara
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