Sukta 13
इदं व आपो हृदयमयं वत्स ऋतावरीः । इहेत्थमेत शक्वरीर्यत्रेदं वेशयामि वः
idáṃ va ā́po hṛ́dayam ayáṃ vatsá ṛtā́varīḥ | ihéttham éta śakvarī́r yátrédáṃ veśáyāmi vaḥ ||
This, O Waters, is your heart; this is the calf, O ye that bear the Ṛta. Thus, hither—come, ye mighty ones—unto the place where I cause you to be housed.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Aṅgiras/Atharvan line; specific r̥ṣi not stated in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), with pragmatic linkage to cattle-settling
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; common in AV domestic/prosperity verses)
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