Mantra 3
Sukta 2
अनवद्याभिः समु जग्म आभिरप्सरास्वपि गन्धर्व आसीत्। समुद्र आसां सदनं म आहुर्यतः सद्य आ च परा च यन्ति
anavadyā́bhiḥ sáṃu jagma ā́bhir apsarā́sv ápi gandharvá āsīt | samudrá āsā́ṃ sádanam me āhúr yátas sadyá ā́ ca párā ca yánti
With the blameless ones he went in company; among the Apsarases, yea, the Gandharva was. The Sea is, men tell me, their dwelling-seat—whence straightway they go both hither and away.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi not determinable from the isolated verse alone)
Devata: Apsarases and Gandharva; secondarily Samudra (as their seat/containment)
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type cadence (requires full hymn metrical audit; not safely fixed from one pāda in isolation)
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