Sukta 25
आ॒धीप॑र्णां॒ काम॑शल्या॒मिषुं॑ संक॒ल्पकु॑ल्मलाम्। तां सुसं॑नतां कृ॒त्वा कामो॑ विध्यतु त्वा हृ॒दि
ādhī́parṇāṃ kā́maśalyā́m íṣuṃ saṅkalpá-kulmálām | tā́ṃ súsannatāṃ kṛtvā́ kā́mo vidhyatu tvā hṛdí ||
The love-barbed arrow, leaf-feathered, budded with firm intent—having wrought it well-bent—let Kāma pierce thee in the heart.
आधीपर्णां कामशल्यामिषुं संकल्पकुल्मलाम्। तां सुसंनतां कृत्वा कामो विध्यतु त्वा हृदि।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often anonymous/collective for kāma/vaśīkaraṇa material)
Devata: Kāma (Desire), personified as archer
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant)
Primary: shringara
Secondary: adbhuta
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