Mantra 2
Sukta 78
अभि वर्धतां पयसाभि राष्ट्रेण वर्धताम्। रय्या सहस्रवर्चसेमौ स्तामनुपक्षितौ
abhí vardhatāṃ páyasā́bhí rāṣṭréṇa vardhatām | ráyyā sahásravarcasémáu stām ánupakṣitau ||
Let them increase with milk; let them increase with dominion. With wealth, with thousandfold splendour—may these two abide undiminished.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be confirmed from anukramaṇī).
Devata: Pauṣṭika increase (milk/wealth/splendour as operative powers).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (to be confirmed by metrical scan).
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