Mantra 4
Sukta 31
स्वस्ति मात्र उत पित्रे नो अस्तु स्वस्ति गोभ्यो जगते पुरुषेभ्यः । विश्वं सुभूतं सुविदत्रं नो अस्तु ज्योगेव दृशेम सूर्यम्
svastí mātré utá pitré nó astu svastí góbhyo jágate púruṣebhyaḥ | víśvaṃ subhūtáṃ suvidátraṃ no astu jyóg-iva dṛśema sū́ryam ||
Welfare be to our Mother, and to our Father welfare; welfare to the kine, to the moving world, to men. Let all be well-established, well-bestowing unto us; long as it were, may we behold the Sun.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (household benediction hymn; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions)
Devata: Svastí (Benediction/Well-being) with Sūrya as longevity-witness
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic cadence; two pādas per half-verse as transmitted)
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