Mantra 2

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आकूतिं देवीं सुभगां पुरो दधे चित्तस्य माता सुहवा नो अस्तु । यामाशामेमि केवली सा मे अस्तु विदेयमेनां मनसि प्रविष्टाम्

IAST Transliteration

ākū́tiṃ devī́ṃ subhágāṃ puró dadhe cittásya mātā́ suhávā no astu | yā́m āśā́m emi kévalī sā́ me astu vidéyam enāṃ mánasi práviṣṭām ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Goddess Intention, auspicious and fair-portioned, I set in front: the Mother of thought—may she be for us easy to invoke. What hope I follow, let that be wholly mine; may I win her, entered and established within my mind.

Word by Word

आकूतिम्intention, resolve

देवीम्the goddess (divine)

सुभगाम्fortunate, auspicious

पुरःin front, before

दधेhas placed/established

चित्तस्यof the mind/thought

माताmother

सुहवाeasy to invoke, graciously callable

नःfor us / our

अस्तुlet (her) be

याshe who

आशाम्hope, desire

एमिI go/approach

केवलीexclusive, wholly (mine/alone)

साshe

मेfor me / my

अस्तुlet (her) be

विदेयम्may I obtain/attain

एनाम्her (this one)

मनसिin the mind

प्रविष्टाम्entered, having entered

Attribution

Rishi: Ākūti (personified) / Atharvanic tradition.

Devata: Ākūti (Devī).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.

Mantra Rasa

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