Mantra 12
Sukta 9
ये देवा दिविषदो अन्तरिक्षसदश्च ये ये चेमे भूम्यामधि । तेभ्यस्त्वं धुक्ष्व सर्वदा क्षीरं सर्पिरथो मधु
yé devā́ diviṣádaḥ antaríkṣa-sádaś ca yé yé cémé bhū́myām ádhi | tébhyas tváṃ dhukṣva sarvadā́ kṣīráṃ sárpir átho mádhu
What Gods are seated in Heaven, and what in Mid-air, and what, again, are these upon the Earth—to them do thou, for ever, milk forth milk, and ghee, and honey.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (see Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Cow as source of abundance; collectively the gods in the three realms.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
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