Sukta 17
सूक्तम् 17
Shlokas (4)
+ Add ShlokaAtharvaveda — Kanda 6, Sukta 17, Mantra 1 (गर्भदृंहणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 6 · Verse 6.17.1
यथे॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒ही भू॒तानां॒ गर्भ॑माद॒धे। ए॒वा ते॑ ध्रियतां॒ गर्भो॒ अनु॒ सूतुं॒ सवि॑तवे ॥१॥
yatheyaṁ pṛthivī mahī bhūtānāṁ garbham ādadhé evā te dhriyatāṁ garbho anu sūtuṁ savitavé
As this wide Earth has set the embryo for beings, so may your embryo be sustained to bring forth by Savitṛ’s impulse.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 6, Sukta 17, Mantra 2 (गर्भदृंहणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 6 · Verse 6.17.2
यथे॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒ही दा॒धारे॒मान् वन॒स्पती॑न्। ए॒वा ते॑ ध्रियतां॒ गर्भो॒ अनु॒ सूतुं॒ सवि॑तवे ॥२॥
yatheyaṁ pṛthivī mahī dādhāré ’mān vanaspatīn evā te dhriyatāṁ garbho anu sūtuṁ savitavé
As this broad Earth has upheld these plants, so may your embryo be sustained to bring forth by Savitṛ’s impulse.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 6, Sukta 17, Mantra 3 (गर्भदृंहणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 6 · Verse 6.17.3
यथे॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒ही दा॒धार॒ पर्व॑तान् गि॒रीन्। ए॒वा ते॑ ध्रियतां॒ गर्भो॒ अनु॒ सूतुं॒ सवि॑तवे ॥३॥
yatheyaṁ pṛthivī mahī dādhāra parvatān girīn evā te dhriyatāṁ garbho anu sūtuṁ savitavé
As this vast Earth has sustained the mountains and hills, so may your embryo be sustained to bring forth by Savitṛ’s impulse.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 6, Sukta 17, Mantra 4 (गर्भदृंहणम्।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 6 · Verse 6.17.4
यथे॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒ही दा॒धार॒ विष्ठि॑तं॒ जग॑त्। ए॒वा ते॑ ध्रियतां॒ गर्भो॒ अनु॒ सूतुं॒ सवि॑तवे ॥४॥
yatheyaṁ pṛthivī mahī dādhāra viṣṭhitaṁ jagat | evā te dhriyatāṁ garbho anu sūtuṁ savitave ||
As this vast earth has supported the established world, so may your embryo be sustained, to be safely delivered by Savitṛ.