Mantra 11
Sukta 9
घृतं प्रोक्षन्ती सुभगा देवी देवान् गमिष्यति । पक्तारमघ्न्ये मा हिंसीर्दिवं प्रेहि शतौदने
ghṛtáṃ prókṣantī subhágā devī́ devā́n gamiṣyati | paktā́ram aghnye mā́ hiṃsīr dívaṃ préhi śatā́udane
Sprinkling with ghee, the gracious Goddess goeth unto the Gods. O Cow inviolable, harm not the cooker: go thou to Heaven with the Hundred-Odana.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (see Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Aghnyā (sacred Cow) / offering-power; also Devāḥ as recipients.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
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