Mantra 3
Sukta 3
विद्मा शरस्य पितरं वरुणं शतवृष्ण्यम् । तेना ते तन्वे३ शं करं पृथिव्यां ते निषेचनं बहिष्टे अस्तु बालिति
vidmá śarásya pitáraṃ váruṇaṃ śatá-vṛ́ṣṇyam | ténā te tanvé śáṃ-karaṃ pṛthivyā́ṃ te niṣécaṇaṃ bahís-te astu bā́liti ||
We know the Father of the reed—Varuṇa of hundredfold virile might. By that (power) making welfare for thy body, upon the earth let thine outpouring be outside thee—so be it.
आम्ही शर (नळ/सरकंडा) याचा पिता, शतगुण वीर्यवान वरुण याला जाणतो. त्या (शक्ती)ने तुझ्या देहासाठी कल्याण घडो—पृथ्वीवर—तुझे निषेचन (ओतणे/स्राव) तुझ्या बाहेरच होवो; ‘बाल्’—असेच होवो.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attributed within the AV corpus to Atharvan/Angiras-type seers; specific r̥ṣi assignment depends on anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Varuṇa (as regulator of binding/release; here linked to virility and proper discharge).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; standard for many AV domestic/healing verses—exact metrical scan may vary with pada resolution).
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