Atharva Veda 3.29.8: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 8
Sukta 29
भूमि॑ष्ट्वा॒ प्रति॑ गृह्णात्व॒न्तरि॑क्षमि॒दं म॒हत्। माहं प्रा॒णेन॒ मात्मना॒ मा प्र॒जया॑ प्रति॒गृह्य॒ वि रा॑धिषि
bhū́miṣ ṭvā práti gṛhṇātv antárikṣam idáṃ mahát | mā́haṃ prāṇéna mā́tmanā́ mā́ prajā́yā práti-gṛhya ví rā́dhiṣi ||
May Earth receive thee back; may this vast Mid-air receive thee. Ruin me not—neither in breath, nor in mine own self, nor in my progeny—after thou hast taken me to thy keeping.
Möge die Erde dich wieder aufnehmen; möge dieser weite Luftraum dich aufnehmen. Verderbe mich nicht — weder im Atem noch in meinem eigenen Wesen noch in meiner Nachkommenschaft — nachdem du mich in deinen Schutz genommen hast.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī; commonly Atharvan/Angiras-type)
Devata: Bhūmi and Antarikṣa (cosmic supports), with implicit protection of Prāṇa
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; pāda-structure consistent with AV anuṣṭubh usage)
Primary: karuna
Secondary: shanta
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