Atharva Veda · Chapter 9.1

divaspṛthivyā antarikṣātsamudrādagnervātān madhukaśā hi jajñe /
tāṃ cāyitvāmṛtaṃ vasānāṃ hṛdbhiḥ prajāḥ prati nandanti sarvāḥ

mahatpayo viśvarūpamasyāḥ samudrasya tvota reta āhuḥ /
yata aiti madhukaśā rarāṇā tatprāṇastadamṛtaṃ niviṣṭam

paśyantyasyāścaritaṃ pṛthivyāṃ pṛthaṅnaro bahudhā mīmāṃsamānāḥ /
agnervātān madhukaśā hi jajñe marutāmugrā naptiḥ

mātādityānāṃ duhitā vasūnāṃ prāṇaḥ prajānāmamṛtasya nābhiḥ /
hiraṇyavarṇā madhukaśā ghṛtācī mahān bhargaścarati martyeṣu

madhoḥ kaśāmajanayanta devāstasyā garbho abhavadviśvarūpaḥ /
taṃ jātaṃ taruṇaṃ piparti mātā sa jāto viśvā bhuvanā vi caṣṭe

kastaṃ pra veda ka u taṃ ciketa yo asyā hṛdaḥ kalaśaḥ somadhāno akṣitaḥ /
brahmā sumedhāḥ so asmin madeta

sa tau pra veda sa u tau ciketa yāvasyāḥ stanau sahasradhārāvakṣitau /
ūrjaṃ duhāte anapasphurantau

hiṅkarikratī bṛhatī vayodhā uccairghoṣābhyeti yā vratam /
trīn gharmān abhi vāvaśānā mimāti māyuṃ payate payobhiḥ

yāmāpīnāmupasīdantyāpaḥ śākvarā vṛṣabhā ye svarājaḥ /
te varṣanti te varṣayanti tadvide kāmamūrjamāpaḥ

stanayitnuste vākprajāpate vṛṣā śuṣmaṃ kṣipasi bhūmyāmadhi /
agnervātān madhukaśā hi jajñe marutāmugrā naptiḥ

yathā somaḥ prātaḥsavane aśvinorbhavati priyaḥ /
evā me aśvinā varca ātmani dhriyatām

yathā somo dvitīye savana indrāgnyorbhavati priyaḥ /
evā ma indrāgnī varca ātmani dhriyatām

yathā somastṛtīye savana ṛbhūṇāṃ bhavati priyaḥ /
evā ma ṛbhavo varca ātmani dhriyatām

madhu janiṣīya madhu vaṃsiṣīya /
payasvān agna āgamaṃ taṃ mā saṃ sṛja varcasā

saṃ māgne varcasā sṛja saṃ prajayā samāyuṣā /
vidyurme asya devā indro vidyātsaha ṛṣibhiḥ

yathā madhu madhukṛtaḥ saṃbharanti madhāvadhi /
evā me aśvinā varca ātmani dhriyatām

yathā makṣāḥ idaṃ madhu nyañjanti madhāvadhi /
evā me aśvinā varcastejo balamojaśca dhriyatām

yadgiriṣu parvateṣu goṣvaśveṣu yan madhu /
surāyāṃ sicyamānāyāṃ yattatra madhu tan mayi

aśvinā sāragheṇa mā madhunāṅktaṃ śubhaspatī /
yathā varcasvatīṃ vācamāvadāni janāmanu

stanayitnuste vākprajāpate vṛṣā śuṣmaṃ kṣipasi bhūmyāṃ divi /
tāṃ paśava upa jīvanti sarve teno seṣamūrjaṃ piparti

pṛthivī daṇḍo'ntarikṣaṃ garbho dyauḥ kaśā vidyutprakaśo hiraṇyayo binduḥ

yo vai kaśāyāḥ sapta madhūni veda madhumān bhavati /
brāhmaṇaśca rājā ca dhenuścānaḍvāṃśca vrīhiśca yavaśca madhu saptamam

madhumān bhavati madhumadasyāhāryaṃ bhavati /
madhumato lokān jayati ya evaṃ veda

yadvīdhre stanayati prajāpatireva tatprajābhyaḥ prādurbhavati /
tasmātprācīnopavītastiṣṭhe prajāpate'nu mā budhyasveti /
anvenaṃ prajā anu prajāpatirbudhyate ya evaṃ veda