Sukta 14
पञ्चौ॑दनं प॒ञ्चभि॑र॒ङ्गुलि॑भि॒र्द॑र्व्योद्ध॑र पञ्च॒धैतमो॑द॒नम्। प्राच्यां॑ दि॒शि शिरो॑ अ॒जस्य॑ धेहि॒ दक्षि॑णायां दि॒शि दक्षि॑णं धेहि पा॒र्श्वम्
páñcā́udanaṃ páñcabhir aṅgulíbhir darvyóddhara páñcadhā́ etám odanám | prā́cyāṃ diśí śíro ajásya dhehi dákṣiṇāyāṃ diśí dákṣiṇaṃ dhehi pā́rśvam
The fivefold porridge—lift it with the ladle, with five fingers; portion this porridge in five divisions. In the eastern quarter set the goat’s head; in the southern quarter set the right flank.
Bubur lima-bahagian—angkatlah dengan senduk, dengan lima jari; bahagikan bubur ini kepada lima bahagian. Di arah timur letakkan kepala kambing; di arah selatan letakkan rusuk/sisi kanan.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Yajña/ritual order (implicit); directions as sacral powers
Chandas: Prose-like/ritual instruction in metrical frame (often treated as mixed)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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