Mantra 3
Sukta 16
भग प्रणेतर्भग सत्यराधो भगेमां धियमुदवा ददन्नः । भग प्र णो जनय गोभिरश्वैर्भग प्र नृभिर्नृवन्तः स्याम
bhága práṇetaḥ bhága sátyarādhaḥ bháge māḿ dhíyam úd avāḥ dádann naḥ | bhága prá no janaya góbhir áśvaiḥ bhága prá nṛ́bhir nṛvántāḥ syāma
Bhaga, our leader; Bhaga of unfailing bounty—O Bhaga, uplift this our prayer, bestowing upon us. Bhaga, bring us forth increase with cows and horses; Bhaga, with men—may we be rich in men.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Bhaga
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (prosperity petition style)
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