Mantra 12
Sukta 3
मित्रावरुणा परि मामधातामादित्या मा स्वरवो वर्धयन्तु । वर्चो म इन्द्रो न्यनक्तु हस्तयोर्जरदष्टिं मा सविता कृणोतु
mitrā́váruṇā pári mām adhātām ādityā́ mā sváravo vardhayantu | várcó me índro nyànaktu hástayor jaradáṣṭiṃ mā savitā́ kṛṇotu ||
Let Mitra-Varuṇa set me round about with guarding; let the Ādityas increase in me the soundness of my voice. Let Indra implant my lustre in the hands; and let Savitar make for me the firm strength of age.
Rishi: Funerary corpus attribution (variable)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa, Ādityas, Indra, Savitar
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
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