Mantra 9

Sukta 17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

घृतेन सीता मधुना समक्ता विश्वैर्देवैरनुमता मरुद्भिः । सा नः सीते पयसाभ्याववृत्स्वोर्जस्वती घृतवत् पिन्वमाना

IAST Transliteration

ghṛténa sī́tā mádhunā sámaktā víśvair deváir ánumatā marúdbhiḥ | sā́ naḥ sī́te páyasā́bhyā́vavṛtsvórjasvatī ghṛtávát pínvamānā

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

With ghee, O Sītā, with honey art thou anointed, approved by all the Gods, by the Maruts sanctioned. Turn thou to us, O Sītā, with milk encompass us—rich in sustaining strength, ghee-laden, swelling us with increase.

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for kṣetra-hymns (varies by anukramaṇī).

Devata: Sītā (Furrow), with Maruts and Viśve Devāḥ as sanctioning powers

Chandas: Triṣṭubh (by cadence and length; common in agrarian invocations)

Mantra Rasa

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