Atharva Veda 4.39.6: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 39, Mantra 6
Sukta 39
द्यैर्धे॒नुस्तस्या॑ आदि॒त्यो व॒त्सः । सा म॑ आदि॒त्येन॑ व॒त्सेने॑ष॒मूर्जं॒ कामं॑ दुहाम्। आयुः॑ प्रथ॒मं प्र॒जां पोषं॑ र॒यिं स्वाहा॑
dyáur dhénus tásyā ādityó vatsáḥ | sā́ me ādityéna vatséneṣám ū́rjaṁ kā́maṁ duhām | ā́yuḥ prathamáṁ prajā́ṁ póṣaṁ rayíṁ svā́hā
Heaven is a milch-cow; of her Āditya is the calf. May she, for me, by Āditya as calf, milk forth refreshment, sap, and desire—life first, then offspring, thriving, and wealth: svāhā.
द्यौ (स्वर्ग) ही दुहणारी धेनू आहे; तिचा वत्स आदित्य आहे. ती धेनू माझ्यासाठी आदित्य-वत्साच्या योगे इष् (पोषक अन्न), ऊर्ज (बल) आणि कामना यांचे दुग्ध दुहून देओ—प्रथम आयुष्य, मग प्रजा, पोषण आणि रयि (संपत्ती): स्वाहा।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies).
Devata: Dyauḥ/Āditya (heavenly source and solar extractor).
Chandas: Mixed; anuṣṭubh-like with Atharvanic flexibility.
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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