Mantra 14
Sukta 2
आत्मन्वत्युर्वरा नारीयमागन् तस्यां नरो वपत बीजमस्याम्। सा वः प्रजां जनयद् वक्षणाभ्यो बिभ्रती दुग्धमृषभस्य रेतः
ātmanvaty ū́rvarā nā́rīyám ā́gan tasyā́ṃ naro vapata bī́jam asyām | sā́ vaḥ prajā́ṃ janayad vakṣáṇābhyo bíbhratī dúgdham ṛṣabhásya rétaḥ ||
Life-laden, a fruitful field, this bride hath come: therein, O men, sow ye the seed within her. May she for you bring forth progeny from out her flanks, bearing the milk-like seed of the bull.
Rishi: Domestic Atharvanic seer-tradition within the AV wedding cycle.
Devata: Prajā (progeny) / generative power (implicit Prajāpati/retas).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like domestic verse (with Atharvanic metrical looseness).
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