Mantra 5
Sukta 17
ब्रह्मचारी चरति वेविषद् विषः स देवानां भवत्येकमङ्गम्। तेन जाया मन्वविन्दद् बृहस्पतिः सोमेन नीतां जुह्वं१ न देवाः
brahmacārī́ carati véviṣad víṣaḥ sá devā́nāṃ bhavaty ékam áṅgam | téna jāyā́ mánv avindad bṛ́haspátiḥ sómena nītā́ṃ júhvaṃ ná devā́ḥ
The Brahmacarin goes about, quivering, bearing poison; he becomes one member of the Gods. By that did Manu win a wife; Bṛhaspati—by Soma—led her, as the Gods (lead) the offering-ladle.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anonymous)
Devata: Brahmacārin (as empowered figure), Bṛhaspati, Soma
Chandas: Mixed/irregular
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