Mantra 3
Sukta 78
त्वष्टा जायामजनयत् त्वष्टास्यै त्वां पतिम्। त्वष्टा सहस्रमायूंषि दीर्घमायुः कृणोतु वाम्
tváṣṭā jā́yām ajanayat tváṣṭāsyái tvā́ṃ pátim | tváṣṭā sahásram āyū́ṃṣi dīrghámāyuḥ kr̥ṇotu vām ||
Tvaṣṭṛ begat the wife; Tvaṣṭṛ, for her, begat thee as husband. Tvaṣṭṛ—may he appoint for you both a thousand life-terms, may he make long life.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be confirmed from anukramaṇī).
Devata: Tvaṣṭṛ
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (to be confirmed by metrical scan).
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