Mantra 6
Sukta 11
यथा वातो यथा मनो यथा पतन्ति पक्षिणः । एवा त्वं दशमास्य साकं जरायुणा पताव जरायु पद्यताम्
yáthā vā́to yáthā máno yáthā pátanti pakṣíṇaḥ | evā́ tváṃ daśamā́sya sā́kaṃ jarā́yuṇā pátā́va jarā́yu pádyatām ||
As the Wind, as Thought, as birds that wing their way and fly,—so, O ten-month child, do thou come forth together with the afterbirth: fly forth; and let the afterbirth descend.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Āṅgiras lineages for obstetric charms; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Prasava (childbirth) efficacy; the addressed ‘daśamāsya’ (fetus) and jarāyu function as the immediate ritual targets rather than a high deity.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic flexibility)
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