Atharva Veda 6.12.3: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 12, Mantra 3
Sukta 12
मध्वा॑ पृञ्चे न॒द्यः॑१ पर्व॑ता गि॒रयो॒ मधु॑ । मधु॒ परु॑ष्णी॒ शीपा॑ला॒ शमा॒स्ने अ॑स्तु॒ शं हृ॒दे
mádhvā́ pṛ́ñce nadyáḥ párvatā giráyo mádhu | mádhu párūṣṇī śī́pālā śám āsné astu śáṃ hṛdé
With honey-sweetness I besprinkle the rivers; the mountains, the hills—(all) honey. Honey is Paruṣṇī, honey is Śīpālā: let there be weal for the mouth, weal for the heart.
Miodową słodyczą skraplam rzeki; góry, pagórki - (wszystko) miodem. Miodem jest Paruszni, miodem jest Sipala: niech będzie dobro dla ust, dobro dla serca.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies by school)
Devata: Madhu (sweetness) and sacred Waters (Āpaḥ; named rivers)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant Atharvanic cadence; mixed/irregular possible)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: shringara
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