Atharva Veda 3.13.7: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 7
Sukta 13
इ॒दं व॑ आपो॒ हृद॑यम॒यं व॒त्स ऋ॑तावरीः । इ॒हेत्थमेत॑ शक्वरी॒र्यत्रे॒दं वे॒शया॑मि वः
idáṃ va ā́po hṛ́dayam ayáṃ vatsá ṛtā́varīḥ | ihéttham éta śakvarī́r yátrédáṃ veśáyāmi vaḥ ||
This, O Waters, is your heart; this is the calf, O ye that bear the Ṛta. Thus, hither—come, ye mighty ones—unto the place where I cause you to be housed.
इदं व आपो हृदयम्; अयं वत्स ऋतावरीः। इत्थम् इह आगच्छत शक्वरीः, यत्रेदं वः वेशयामि।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Aṅgiras/Atharvan line; specific r̥ṣi not stated in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), with pragmatic linkage to cattle-settling
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; common in AV domestic/prosperity verses)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: shringara
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