Atharva Veda 12.3.17: Kanda 12, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 17
Sukta 3
स्व॒र्गं लो॒कम॒भि नो॑ नयासि॒ सं जा॒यया॑ स॒ह पु॒त्रैः स्या॑म । गृ॒ह्णामि॒ हस्त॒मनु॒ मैत्वत्र॒ मा न॑स्तारी॒न्निरृ॑ति॒र्मो अरा॑तिः
svargáṃ lokám abhí no nayāsi sáṃ jāyáyā sahá putráiḥ syāma | gr̥hṇā́mi hástam ánu mā́ itv átra mā́ nas tārīn nírr̥tir mó arā́tiḥ ||
Unto the heavenly world thou leadest us: may we be together with wife, together with sons. I grasp the hand and follow; go thou onward—here let not Nirṛti bear us away, nor hostile Mischief.
Zum himmlischen Bereich führst du uns; mögen wir beisammen sein mit der Gattin, beisammen mit den Söhnen. Ich ergreife die Hand und folge; geh voran – hier soll uns Nirṛti nicht forttragen, noch feindliches Unheil.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Guide-to-svarga power (often interpreted as a leading deity/principle) with explicit anti-devatā focus on Nirṛti/Arāti
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires verification)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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