Mantra 3
Sukta 4
यत् प्राण स्तनयित्नुनाभिक्रन्दत्योषधीः । प्र वीयन्ते गर्भान् दधतेऽथो बह्वीर्वि जायन्ते
yát prāṇá stanayitnúnābhikŕandaty óṣadhīḥ | prá vī́yante gárbhān dadhaté ’thó bahvī́r ví jāyante ||
When Prāṇa, with thunder for his fellow, crieth aloud upon the Herbs, then do they spread forth; they take to them the embryos, and, moreover, many are they that are born abroad.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition attributes the Prāṇa-hymns to seers in the Atharvan/Āṅgirasa milieu (Prāṇa-stuti complex).
Devata: Prāṇa (vital breath), with thunder/rain as its operative manifestation
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section; metrical exactness may vary by pāda in AV transmission)
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