Atharva Veda 3.24.2: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 24, Mantra 2
Sukta 24
वेदा॒हं पय॑स्वन्तं च॒का॑र धा॒न्यं ऽ ब॒हु। सं॒भृत्वा॒ नाम॒ यो दे॒वस्तं व॒यं ह॑वामहे॒ योयो॒ अय॑ज्वनो गृ॒हे
védāháṃ páyasvantaṃ cakā́ra dhā́nyaṃ bahú | saṃbhṛtvā́ náma yó devás táṃ vayáṃ havāmahe yó-yo áyajvano gṛhé
I know the (Power) that hath made the grain milk-rich and abundant. Having gathered (it), that God—him we invoke—who (wins it) even in the house of him that sacrificeth not.
ധാന്യത്തെ പയസ്വാൻ (ക്ഷീര-രസസമൃദ്ധ) ആക്കി, അത്യധികമായി വർധിപ്പിച്ച ആ ശക്തിയെ ഞാൻ അറിയുന്നു. അതിനെ സമാഹരിച്ചു, ആ ദേവനെയാണു ഞങ്ങൾ ഹവിക്കുന്നു—യജ്ഞം ചെയ്യാത്ത അയജ്വന്റെ വീട്ടിലും (ആ സമൃദ്ധി) ലഭ്യമാക്കുന്നവനെ.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (pauṣṭika corpus; varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: A provisioning deity/power (often treated generically as ‘deva’ in AV pauṣṭika contexts)
Chandas: Mixed/irregular Anuṣṭubh (as transmitted; some pādas show prose-like expansion)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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