Mantra 41
Sukta 4
या वशा उदकल्पयन् देवा यज्ञादुदेत्य । तासां विलिप्त्यं भीमामुदाकुरुत नारदः
yā́ vaśā́ udákalpayan devā́ yajñā́d udétya | tā́sāṃ vilíptyaṃ bhīmā́m udā́kuruta nā́radaḥ ||
Those Vashās which the Gods, arising forth from sacrifice, did appoint,—of them Nārada made the dread ‘smearing’ (their marked condition).
ਯੱਗ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਭਰ ਕੇ ਦੇਵਤਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਜਿਹੜੀਆਂ ਵਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ ਨਿਯੁਕਤ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ—ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਨਾਰਦ ਨੇ ਭਿਆਨਕ ‘ਲੇਪ’ (ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਅਵਸਥਾ) ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤੀ।
Rishi: Nārada is explicitly named as operative authority within the verse; r̥ṣi attribution may align with this naming.
Devata: Vashā-cows as sacralized beings; gods as instituting agents.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
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