Sukta 2
स्यो॒नास्मै॑ भव पृथिव्यनृक्ष॒रा नि॒वेश॑नी । यच्छा॑स्मै॒ शर्म॑ स॒प्रथाः॑
syóṇā́ asmaí bhava pṛthivy anṛkṣarā́ nivéśanī | yáchā́ asmaí śárma sa-práthā́ḥ ||
Be gracious unto him, O Earth, uncrumbled, a home of rest; bestow on him broad-spreading shelter and sure protection.
Sei ihm gnädig, o Erde, unbrüchig, eine Stätte der Ruhe. Gewähre ihm weit sich ausbreitenden Schutz und sichere Bewahrung.
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic funerary seers (Atharvan/Angiras complex; hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Pṛthivī (Earth), as protective dwelling-giver
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV 18; this verse is anuṣṭubh-like in cadence)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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