Mantra 4
Sukta 133
श्रद्धाया दुहिता तपसोऽधि जाता स्वस ऋषीणां भूतकृतां बभूव । सा नो मेखले मतिमा धेहि मेधामथो नो धेहि तप इन्द्रियं च
śraddhā́yā duhitā́ tapáso’dhí jātā́ svasā́ ṛ́ṣīṇāṃ bhūtakṛ́tāṃ babhū́va | sā́ no mekhale matím ā́ dhehi medhā́m átho no dhehi tápa índriyáṃ ca
Faith’s daughter, born from holy Ardour, she became the Sister of the Seers, the Makers of beings. O Mekhalā, bestow on us thought; bestow on us wisdom; yea, bestow on us ardour and vital power besides.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (ṛṣi not specified in the provided excerpt; commonly attributed within AV ancillary tradition)
Devata: Mekhalā (personified girdle), with Śraddhā and Tapas as generative powers
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed; AV domestic charms often approximate anuṣṭubh)
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