Sukta 17
शुनासीरेह स्म मे जुषेथाम्। यद् दिवि चक्रथुः पयस्तेनेमामुप सिञ्चतम्
śúnāsīréha smá me juṣethām | yád diví cakráthuḥ páyas ténémā́m úpa siñcatam ||
O Śunāsīrau, take pleasure here in mine offering. With the milk-like nourishment which ye fashioned in heaven, with that sprinkle ye this (field) upon us.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Śunāsīrau; fertility-fluid (payas) as operative power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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