Atharva Veda 9.10.20: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 10, Mantra 20
Sukta 10
सू॒य॒व॒साद् भग॑वती॒ हि भू॒या अधा॑ व॒यं भग॑वन्तः स्याम । अ॒द्धि तृण॑मघ्न्ये विश्व॒दानीं॒ पिब॑ शु॒द्धमु॑द॒कमा॒चर॑न्ती
sūyavasā́d bhágavatī hí bhūyā́ ádhā vayáṃ bhágavantaḥ syāma | áddhi tṛ́ṇam aghnye viśvadā́nīṃ píba śuddhám udakám ācarántī ||
From goodly pasture, O Blessed One, do thou indeed increase; then may we be blessed with thee. Eat thou the grass, O Cow whom none may slay, all-giving; drink pure water as thou roamest.
हे माता, अच्छे चारागाह से आपनी शक्ति बढ़ा। हम भी आपके साथ भगवान की कृपा पाएँ। हे गाय, कोई तुम्हे मार नहीं सकता, तुम सब को देती हो। घूमते घूमते साफ पानी पियो, घास खाओ।
Rishi: Atharvanic seer tradition (variable by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Aghnyā (the Cow) / Bhaga (prosperity) implicitly.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (benedictory domestic cadence; metrical classification may vary).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: shringara
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.