Atharva Veda 6.122.5: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 13, Sukta 122, Mantra 5
Sukta 122
शु॒द्धाः पू॒ता यो॒षितो॑ य॒ज्ञिया॑ इ॒मा ब्र॒ह्मणां॒ हस्ते॑षु प्रपृ॒थक् सा॑दयामि । यत्का॑म इ॒दम॑भिषि॒ञ्चामि॑ वो॒ऽहमिन्द्रो॑ म॒रुत्वा॒न्त्स ददातु॒ तन्मे॑
śuddhā́ḥ pūtā́ yóṣito yajñíyā́ imā́ brāhmaṇā́ṃ hásteṣu prapṛthák sādayāmi | yátkā́ma idám abhiṣiñcā́mi vo ’hám índro marútvān sá dadātu tán me ||
Pure, cleansed, these women, meet for sacrifice—these I set down, each apart, in the hands of the Brahmans. With what desire I sprinkle this upon you, I—Indra with the Maruts—may he bestow that upon me.
शुद्धाः पूताः यज्ञियाः इमाः योषितः ब्राह्मणानां हस्तेषु प्रपृथक् सादयामि। यत्काम इदम् अहं वोऽभिषिञ्चामि, इन्द्रो मरुत्वान् तत् मे ददातु।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Aṅgirasa tradition (specific r̥ṣi not stated in the provided excerpt; requires Anukramaṇī check).
Devata: Indra (marutvat) as boon-granter; implicitly the consecratory power of abhiṣeka.
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (requires metrical verification against full pada-count).
Primary: shringara
Secondary: shanta
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