Atharva Veda 12.3.7: Kanda 12, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 7
Sukta 3
प्राचीं॑प्राचीं प्र॒दिश॒मा र॑भेथामे॒तं लो॒कं श्र॒द्दधा॑नाः सचन्ते । यद् वां॑ प॒क्वं परि॑विष्टम॒ग्नौ तस्य॒ गुप्त॑ये दंपती॒ सं श्र॑येथाम्
prā́cīṁ-prā́cīṁ pradíśam ā́ rabhéthām etáṁ lokáṁ śraddádhānāḥ sacante | yád vā́ṁ pakváṁ parivíṣṭam agnáu tásya gúptaye dampatī́ sáṁ śrayethām ||
Eastward—still eastward—seize ye the quarter; unto this world the faithful cleave and follow. What for you twain is cooked and duly served about in the Fire, for the guarding of that, O Husband and Wife, together take your station.
Ostwärts, immer ostwärts—ergreift die Himmelsrichtung; an diese Welt halten sich die Glaubenden und folgen ihr. Was für euch beide im Agni gekocht und ordnungsgemäß ringsum aufgetragen ist—zu dessen Bewahrung, o Gatte und Gattin, nehmt gemeinsam euren Stand ein.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable attribution).
Devata: Agni (as carrier/guardian of offerings) and the auspicious East (directional sacrality).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh tendency (confirm by metrical analysis).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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