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Sukta 17
शु॒नं वा॒हाः शु॒नं नरः॑ शु॒नं कृ॑षतु॒ लाङ्ग॑लम्। शु॒नं व॑र॒त्रा ब॑ध्य॒न्तां शु॒नमष्ट्रा॒मुदि॑ङ्गय
śunáṃ vāhā́ḥ śunáṃ náraḥ śunáṃ kṛṣatu lā́ṅgalam | śunáṃ varatrā́ badhyántāṃ śunám aṣṭrā́m úd iṅgaya ||
Auspicious be the teams, auspicious the men; auspiciously let the plough do its ploughing. Auspiciously let the traces be fastened; auspiciously ply thou the goad.
शु॒नं वा॒हाः शु॒नं नरः॑ शु॒नं कृ॑षतु॒ लाङ्ग॑लम्। शु॒नं व॑र॒त्रा ब॑ध्य॒न्तां शु॒नमष्ट्रा॒मुदि॑ङ्गय॥
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Auspiciousness (śunam) applied to ploughing apparatus; implicitly Śunāsīrau/field-fertility complex
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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