Atharva Veda 7.20.3: Kanda 7, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 3
Sukta 20
अनु॑ मन्यतामनु॒मन्य॑मानः प्र॒जाव॑न्तं र॒यिमक्षी॑यमाणम्। तस्य॑ व॒यं हेड॑सि॒ मापि॑ भूम सुमृडी॒के अ॑स्य सुम॒तौ स्या॑म
ánu manyatām anumányamānaḥ prajā́vantaṃ rayím ákṣīyamāṇam | tásya vayáṃ héḍasi mā́pi bhūma sumṛḍīké asyá sumatáu syām ||
Let her, consenting, give assent—(granting) wealth undiminishing, and a man rich in offspring. In her displeasure may we not at all be found; in her kindly mercy, in her gracious thought, may we abide.
अनुमन्यमाना सा अनुमन्यताम्—अक्षीयमाणं रयिं प्रजावन्तं च नरं ददातु। तस्याः हेडसि वयं मा कदाचन भूम; अस्याः सुमृडीके सुमतौ च वयं स्याम।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Anumati (and her ‘sumatī/sumṛḍīka’ aspect)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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