Atharva Veda 3.29.6: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 6
Sukta 29
इ॑रेव नो॑प दस्यति समुद्र॑इव प॑यो मह॑त्। देवउ॑सवासि॑नाविव शितिपा॑न्नो॑प दस्यति
írevá nópa dasyati samudrá iva páyo máhat | devóusavāsināv iva śitipā́nnópa dasyati ||
As Iḍā bestoweth nourishment, as ocean yieldeth mighty milk, so, like the divine Dawn-powers, the white-footed one bestoweth bounty upon us.
ఇడా (ఇళా) మనకు పోషణనిచ్చినట్లే, సముద్రం మహత్తరమైన పాలవంటి రసాన్ని ప్రసాదించినట్లే, అలాగే—దివ్య ఉషా-శక్తులవలె—శ్వేతపాదుడు (శితిపాద) మనకు దాన-సంపదను ప్రసాదించుగాక.
Rishi: As per AV anukramaṇī for 3.29.
Devata: Īrā/Iḍā (nourishment), Samudra (as abundance image), and the śitipāda (gift-object as quasi-devatā).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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