Mantra 3
Sukta 128
यद् भद्रस्य पुरुषस्य पुत्रो भवति दाधृषिः । तद् विप्रो अब्रवीदु तद् गन्धर्वः काम्यं वचः
yád bhadrásya púruṣasya putró bhávati dādhṛṣíḥ | tád vipró ábravīd u tád gandharváḥ kā́myaṁ vácaḥ ||
When to a prosperous man a son is born, of dauntless spirit—this the inspired priest hath verily proclaimed; this is the Gandharva’s desirable word.
Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (AV 20 supplement); specific ṛṣi uncertain in AV ancillary tradition for this sukta.
Devata: Gandharva (explicit), and implicitly the power of Vāc (sacral speech).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)
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