Atharva Veda 14.2.39: Kanda 14, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 39
Sukta 2
आ रो॑हो॒रुमुप॑ धत्स्व॒ हस्तं॒ परि॑ ष्वजस्व जा॒यां सु॑मन॒स्यमा॑नः । प्र॒जां कृ॑ण्वाथामि॒ह मोद॑मानौ दी॒र्घं वा॒मायुः॑ सवि॒ता कृ॑णोतु
ā́ roha ū́rum úpa dhatsva hástaṃ pári ṣvajásva jāyā́ṃ sumanasyámānaḥ | prajā́ṃ kṛṇvāthām ihá mód amānau dī́rghaṃ vā́m ā́yuḥ savitā́ kṛṇotu |
Ascend the thigh; set thy hand thereon; embrace thy wife about, with kindly mind. Beget ye here offspring, rejoicing together: may Savitar make for you a long life-time.
ऊरुमारोह; तत्र हस्तं निधत्स्व; सुमनस्यमानः जायां परिष्वजस्व। इह मोदमानौ प्रजां कुरुतम्; सविता वाम् दीर्घमायुः करोतु।
Rishi: Within the AV 14.2 vivāha corpus (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Savitar (explicit), and the conjugal pair as ritual agents.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type cadence (domestic liturgical verse).
Primary: shringara
Secondary: shanta
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