Mantra 43
Sukta 2
स्योनाद्योनेरधि बध्यमानौ हसामुदौ महसा मोदमानौ । सुगू सुपुत्रौ सुगृहौ तराथो जीवावुषसो विभातीः
syonā́d yóner ádhi badhyámānau hasā́ mudáu máhasā́ mód amānau | sugū́ supútrāu sugṛháu tarā́tho jīvā́v uṣásaḥ vibhātī́ḥ ||
From an auspicious seat, from the womb’s own source, bound fast upon it, smiling, glad, rejoicing in great might: faring well, rich in goodly sons, possessed of a good home, may ye twain pass safely through—alive through the dawning days that shine.
Rishi: Traditionally assigned within AV 14.2 to marriage-blessing seers (Atharvanic tradition; r̥ṣi attributions vary by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Household prosperity and the marital pair under the auspices of Uṣas (Dawn) as temporal guarantor of continuity
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted in AV marriage hymns; metrical classification varies by pada analysis)
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