Atharva Veda 9.5.32: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 32
Sukta 5
यो वै कु॒र्वन्तं॒ नाम॒र्तुं वेद॑ । कु॒र्व॒तींकु॑र्वतीमे॒वाप्रि॑यस्य॒ भ्रातृ॑व्यस्य॒ श्रिय॒मा द॑त्ते । ए॒ष वै कु॒र्वन्नाम॒र्तुर्यद॒जः पञ्चौ॑दनः । निरे॒वाप्रि॑यस्य॒ भ्रातृ॑व्यस्य॒ श्रियं॑ दहति॒ भव॑त्या॒त्मना॑। यो॒३जं पञ्चौ॑दनं॒ दक्षि॑नाज्योतिषं॒ ददा॑ति
yó vái kurvántaṃ nā́ma ṛtúṃ véda | kurvatī́ṃ kurvatīm evā́priyasya bhrā́tṛvyasya śríyam ā́ datte | eṣá vái kurván nā́ma ṛtúr yád ajáḥ pañcáudanáḥ | nír evā́priyasya bhrā́tṛvyasya śríyaṃ dahati bhávāty ātmánā | yó ’jáṃ pañcáudanáṃ dákṣiṇā-jyótiṣaṃ dádāti
Whoso, in sooth, knoweth by name the season called Kurvant, he draweth unto himself—yea, the very Kurvatī— the splendour of the unfriendly rival. This, verily, is the season Kurvant, to wit, the goat with the fivefold rice-porridge. He burneth clean away the rival’s splendour and maketh it his own, even he who bestoweth the goat and the fivefold porridge, a gift made luminous by the priestly fee.
Barangsiapa sungguh mengetahui musim yang bernama Kurvant—ia menarik kepada dirinya, ya bahkan Kurvatī itu sendiri, kemuliaan pesaing yang memusuhi. Musim Kurvant itu, sesungguhnya, ialah kambing dan bubur nasi lima-lapis (pañca-odana). Ia membakar habis kemuliaan pesaing yang memusuhi dan menjadikannya miliknya sendiri—yakni dia yang mempersembahkan kambing dan pañca-odana sebagai dāna, dengan cahaya persembahan (dakṣiṇā-jyotis).
Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgirasa (needs anukramaṇī confirmation).
Devata: Ṛtu (Kurvant/Kurvatī aspect); Śrī as object of transfer.
Chandas: Brāhmaṇa-like mantra-prose; metrical confirmation needed.
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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