Mantra 26
Sukta 8
इयं कल्याण्य१जरा मर्त्यस्यामृता गृहे। यस्मै कृता शये स यश्चकार जजार सः
iyáṃ kalyā́ṇy àjarā mártyasyā́mṛtā gṛhé | yásmai kṛtā́ śáye sá yáś cakā́ra jajā́ra sáḥ ||
This auspicious Power, unaging, immortal, lies in the mortal’s house. For whom she is made to lie—he thrives; but he who made her, he is worn with age.
此吉祥之力，不老不坏，不死不灭，却安卧于凡人的家中。为谁而使她安卧——其人兴盛；而使她安卧者——其人反被岁月磨损。
Rishi: Within AV 10.8 speculative/household theology complex (variable assignment).
Devata: Kalyāṇī Devatā (auspicious, unaging domestic power; interpretable as Śrī/Āyuṣ/Brahmanized Devatā).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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