Mantra 1
Sukta 68
सरस्वती। सरस्वति व्रतेषु ते दिव्येषु देवि धामसु । जुषस्व हव्यमाहुतं प्रजां देवि ररास्व नः
sárasvati vratéṣu te divyéṣu devi dhā́masu | juṣásva havyám ā́hutaṃ prajā́ṃ devi rarāsva naḥ ||
O Sarasvatī, in thine ordinances, in thy heavenly seats, O Goddess, take thou delight in the oblation duly offered; and grant us, O Goddess, progeny.
हे सरस्वती देवी! तुझ्या दिव्य व्रतांमध्ये, तुझ्या स्वर्गीय धामांमध्ये—विधिपूर्वक अर्पिलेल्या हव्य-आहुतीचा तू स्वीकार करून प्रसन्न हो. आणि, हे देवी, आम्हाला प्रजा/संतती प्रदान कर.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa milieu (hymn to Sarasvatī; specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Sarasvatī
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical check)
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