Sukta 24
यमः पितॄणामधिपतिः स मावतु । अस्मिन् ब्रह्मण्यस्मिन् कर्मण्यस्यां पुरोधायामस्यां प्रतिष्ठायामस्यां चित्त्यामस्यामाकूत्यामस्यामाशिष्यस्यां देवहूत्यां स्वाहा
yamáḥ pitṝṇā́m ádhipatiḥ sá mā́vatu | asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́m purodhā́yām asyā́m pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́m cittíyām asyā́m ākū́tyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́m devahū́tyāṃ svā́hā
Yama, the Lord of the Fathers—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!
يَما، سيِّدُ الآباء (الـPitṛ)—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 here)
Devata: Yama (as pitṛ-adhipati)
Chandas: Litany/prose-like mantra cadence
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