Mantra 12
Sukta 3
पितेव पुत्रानभि सं स्वजस्व नः शिवा नो वाता इव वान्तु भूमौ । यमोदनं पचतो देवते इह तं नस्तप उत सत्यं च वेत्तु
pitā́ iva putrā́n abhí sáṃ svajasva naḥ śivā́ no vātā́ iva vāntu bhū́mau | yamódanáṃ pácato deváte ihá táṃ nas tápa utá satyáṃ ca vettú ||
As a father his sons, so clasp us round in full embrace; may auspicious winds, as it were, blow for us upon the earth. O deity Yama, here, while we cook the rice-porridge, acknowledge for us that ardour and that truth.
Rishi: AV 12.3 complex (variable).
Devata: Yama (with protective auspicious powers implied).
Chandas: Mixed; not strict anuṣṭubh.
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