Mantra 22
Sukta 1
यो वै कशायाः सप्त मधूनि वेद मधुमान् भवति । ब्राह्मणश्च राजा च धेनुश्चानड्वांश्च व्रीहिश्च यवश्च मधु सप्तमम्
yó vái kaśā́yāḥ saptá madhū́ni véda mádhumān bhavati | brāhmaṇáś ca rā́jā ca dhénuś cānaḍvā́ṃś ca vrīhíś ca yávaś ca mádhu saptamám
Whoso in truth knoweth the Whip’s seven honeys, he becometh honey-rich. The Brahmin and the King, the milch-cow and the draught-ox, rice and barley—honey is the seventh.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not explicit here)
Devata: Madhú / Prajāpati’s prosperity-power (sweetness as principle)
Chandas: Prose-like didactic mantra (with enumerative cadence)
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