Atharva Veda 9.5.34: Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 34
Sukta 5
यो वै पि॒न्वन्तं॒ नाम॒र्तुं वेद॑ । पि॒न्व॒तींपि॑न्वतीमे॒वाप्रि॑यस्य॒ भ्रातृ॑व्यस्य॒ श्रिय॒मा द॑त्ते । ए॒ष वै पि॒न्वन्नाम॒र्तुर्यद॒जः पञ्चौ॑दनः । निरे॒वाप्रि॑यस्य॒ भ्रातृ॑व्यस्य॒ श्रियं॑ दहति॒ भव॑त्या॒त्मना॑। यो॒३जं पञ्चौ॑दनं॒ दक्षि॑णाज्योतिषं॒ ददा॑ति
yó vái pinvántaṃ nā́ma ṛtúṃ véda | pinvatī́ṃ pinvatīm evā́priyasya bhrā́tṛvyasya śríyam ā́ datte | eṣá vái pinván nā́ma ṛtúr yád ajáḥ pañcáudanáḥ | nír evā́priyasya bhrā́tṛvyasya śríyaṃ dahati bhávāty ātmánā | yó ’jáṃ pañcáudanáṃ dákṣiṇā-jyótiṣaṃ dádāti
Whoso, in sooth, knoweth by name the season called Pinvant, he draweth unto himself—yea, the very Pinvatī— the thriving splendour of the unfriendly rival. This, verily, is the season Pinvant, to wit, the goat with the fivefold rice-porridge. He burneth clean away the rival’s splendour and maketh it his own, even he who bestoweth the goat and the fivefold porridge, made luminous by the priestly fee.
Sesiapa yang benar-benar mengetahui dengan nama musim yang disebut Pinvant, dia menarik kepada dirinya—bahkan Pinvatī itu sendiri—seri (śrī) yang subur-berkembang milik pesaing yang tidak bersahabat. Inilah, sesungguhnya, musim Pinvant: iaitu kambing dengan bubur nasi lima-lapis (pañcaudana). Dia membakar habis seri pesaing yang tidak bersahabat itu dan menjadikannya miliknya sendiri—iaitu orang yang menghadiahkan kambing dengan pañcaudana sebagai dāna-dakṣiṇā yang bercahaya (dakṣiṇā-jyotiṣ).
Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgirasa (needs anukramaṇī confirmation).
Devata: Ṛtu (Pinvant/Pinvatī); Śrī.
Chandas: Ritual-prose style; meter uncertain.
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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