Sukta 104
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Varuṇa; Bṛhaspati; Cow as prosperity-symbol
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (requires full metrical verification).
ຄຳສັດທິປາວສະຕິກະສູດນີ້ຂໍຂອງຂວັນເປັນງົວນົມທີ່ມີຈຸດດ່າງ, ໃຫ້ນົມຫຼາຍ, ມີລູກນົບຕະຫຼອດເວລາ, ເປັນສັນຍາລັກຂອງຄວາມຈະເລີນຮຸ່ງເຮືອທີ່ຍືນຍົງ, ທີ່ປະທານໃຫ້ພາຍໃຕ້ກົດໝາຍອັນຊອບທ່ານຂອງພະວະຣຸນ. ໂດຍການຢືນຢັນຄວາມສະໝິຕິພາບກັບພະບຣິຫັດປະຕິ (ຄຳເວົ້າອັນສັກສິດແລະພະລັງຂອງປະໂຫຍກ), ຜູ້ສະໝໍກະສັນອ້າງວ່າສາມາດ "ຈັດລຽງໃຫ້ເປັນລະບຽບ" ສຸຂະພາບຂອງຮ່າງກາຍແລະຄວາມສະຫງົບສຸກຂອງຄອບຄົວຕາມຄວາມປາຖະໝານ.
Mantras
Frequently Asked Questions
It asks for a speckled milch-cow that is consistently productive—“good-milking” and “ever with calf”—as a stable form of prosperity.
Varuṇa represents lawful, orderly bestowal (ṛta), while Bṛhaspati represents the power of sacred speech and priestly support; together they authorize and stabilize prosperity and personal welfare.
It can be recited at the byre or at milking time, optionally with a small offering of milk or ghee, focusing intention on sustained cattle productivity and the ordering of one’s bodily well-being.
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