Sukta 31
अयमौदुम्बरो मणिर्वीरो वीराय बध्यते । स नः सनिं मधुमतीं कृणोतु रयिं च नः सर्ववीरं नि यच्छात्
ayám audúmbaro maṇír vīró vīrā́ya badhyáte | sá no saníṃ mádhumatīṃ kṛṇotu rayíṃ ca naḥ sárvavīraṃ ní yacchāt
This Audumbara amulet—heroic—is bound on for a hero. May it make for us a honeyed gain; and wealth for us, wealth rich in all brave sons, may it hold fast.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (amulet hymn; r̥ṣi uncertain from excerpt).
Devata: Audumbara-maṇi as empowered prosperity-agent (with Puṣṭi implicit).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (two pādas; late AV cadence).
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