Mantra 1
Sukta 71
वेदमाता। स्तुता मया वरदा वेदमाता प्र चोदयन्तां पावमानी द्विजानाम्। आयुः प्राणं प्रजां पशुं कीर्तिं द्रविणं ब्रह्मवर्चसम्। मह्यं दत्त्वा व्रजत ब्रह्मलोकम्
vedamātā́ | stutā́ mayā́ varadā́ vedamātā́ prá codayantāṃ pāvamānī́ dvijānā́m | ā́yuḥ prāṇáṃ prajā́ṃ paśúṃ kī́rtiṃ dráviṇaṃ brahmavárcasam | máhyaṃ dattvā́ vrajata brahmalokám
O Mother of the Veda. Praised by me, boon-bestowing Mother of the Veda, let the Purifying Ones impel onward the twice-born: life and breath, progeny and cattle, fame and wealth, and brahmanic splendour—having bestowed these upon me, depart unto the world of Brahman.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late book; r̥ṣi uncertain)
Devata: Vedamātā (Vāc/Śruti), Pāvamānī (Purifier), and Brahman (as locus: brahmaloka)
Chandas: Mixed; late Atharvanic triṣṭubh/jagatī-like expansions with enumerative cadence
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