Mantra 13
Sukta 24
मृत्युः प्रजानामधिपतिः स मावतु । अस्मिन् ब्रह्मण्यस्मिन् कर्मण्यस्यां पुरोधायामस्यां प्रतिष्ठायामस्यां चित्त्यामस्यामाकूत्यामस्यामाशिष्यस्यां देवहूत्यां स्वाहा
mṛtyúḥ prajā́nām ádhipatiḥ sá mā́vatu | asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́m purodhā́yām asyā́m pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́m cittíyām asyā́m ākū́tyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́m devahū́tyāṃ svā́hā
Death, the Lord of creatures—may he protect me: in this sacred spell, in this operation; in this fore-setting, in this establishment; in this intent, in this resolve; in this benediction, in this god-invocation—Svāhā!
الموتُ، سيِّدُ الخلائق—فليَحْفَظْني: في هذا البراهمَن (التعويذة المقدّسة)، في هذا الكَرْما (الفعل الطقسي)؛ في هذا التقديم السابق، في هذا التثبيت؛ في هذه النيّة، في هذا العزم؛ في هذه البركة، في هذا النداء إلى الآلهة—سْفاهَا!
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution uncertain without the full hymn apparatus)
Devata: Mṛtyu (Death), personified
Chandas: Litany/prose-like mantra cadence
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