Sukta 2
यमाय घृतवत् पयो राज्ञे हविर्जुहोतन । स नो जीवेष्वा यमेद् दीर्घमायुः प्र जीवसे
yamā́ya ghṛtávát páyo rā́jñe havír juhotana | sá no jīvéṣv ā́ yamet dīrghám ā́yuḥ prá jīváse
For Yama, for the King, offer ye as oblation milk rich with ghee. May he, among us who live, apportion hither long life, that we may live on.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Yama (as death-sovereign turned longevity-apportioner)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; verify by metrical count)
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