Atharva Veda 9.4.7 — Kanda 9, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 7
Sukta 4
आज्यं बिभर्ति घृ॒तम॑स्य॒ रेतः॑ साह॒स्रः पोष॒स्तमु॑ य॒ज्ञमा॑हुः । इन्द्र॑स्य रू॒पमृ॑ष॒भो वसा॑नः॒ सो अ॒स्मान् दे॑वाः शि॒व ऐतु॑ द॒त्तः
ā́jyaṃ bibharti ghṛtám asyá rétaḥ sāhasráḥ póṣas tám u yajñám āhuḥ | índrasya rūpám ṛṣabhó vásānaḥ só asmā́n devā́ḥ śivá étu dattáḥ
The ājya bears ghee as its seed: thousandfold nourishment—so, indeed, they call that a sacrifice. Wearing Indra’s form, a bull, may he—bestowed—come to us, O Gods, auspicious.
ஆஜ்யம் நெய்யைத் தன் ரேதஸ் (விதை) எனத் தாங்குகிறது; ஆயிரமடங்கு போஷணம்—அதையே, உண்மையாய், யாகம் என்று கூறுவர். இந்திரனின் உருவம் அணிந்து, காளைபோல், அவன்—அருளப்பட்டவனாய்—தேவர்களே, சிவமாய் எங்களிடம் வருக.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be verified via anukramaṇī for 9.4).
Devata: Indra (as vigor-form) and the sacrificial potency (yajña/poṣa personified)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (verification needed).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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