Mantra 50

Sukta 3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उच्छ्वञ्चस्व पृथिवि मा नि बाधथाः सूपायनास्मै भव सूपसर्पणा। माता पुत्रं यथा सिचाभ्येऽनं भूम ऊर्णुहि

IAST Transliteration

úcchvañcasva pṛthivi mā́ ní bādhathāḥ sūpāyanā́smái bhava sūpasarpáṇā | mātā́ putráṁ yáthā sicā́bhy ènaṁ bhūme ūrṇúhi ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Lift thee, O Earth; press him not down, nor harm. Be easy of access for him, easy to be approached. As a mother with her garment-fold covers her son, so, O Soil, enfold this man.

Translation

ਹੇ ਧਰਤੀ, ਉੱਪਰ ਉਠ; ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਦਬਾ ਕੇ ਨਾ ਰੱਖ, ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਨਾ ਕਰ। ਇਸ ਲਈ ਸੁਗਮ ਬਣ, ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਨੇੜੇ ਆ ਸਕਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਬਣ। ਜਿਵੇਂ ਮਾਂ ਆਪਣੇ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਦੇ ਪੱਲੇ ਨਾਲ ਪੁੱਤਰ ਨੂੰ ਢੱਕ ਲੈਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਤਿਵੇਂ ਹੇ ਮਿੱਟੀ, ਇਸ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਘੇਰ ਲੈ।

Word by Word

उच्छ्वञ्चस्वrise up / heave up

पृथिविO Earth

माdo not

निdown; in (as preverb)

बाधथाःdo not press/harm

सूपायनeasy of approach; granting good access

अस्मैto him (for this person)

भवbecome; be

सूपसर्पणeasy to approach/creep up to; easy of access

माdo not

माताmother

पुत्रम्son

यथाas; just as

सिचाdo not sprinkle/bedew

अभ्येनम्upon/against him (this one)

भूमेO Earth

ऊर्णुहिcover; wrap over

Attribution

Rishi: As in the surrounding Bhūmi/Vāstu complex (late Atharvanic attribution varies).

Devata: Bhūmi/Pṛthivī as maternal guardian

Chandas: Mixed late-Vedic cadence; likely Triṣṭubh influence (confirm by metrical count).

Mantra Rasa

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