Sukta 3
कस्ये मृजाना अति यन्ति रिप्रमायुर्दधानाः प्रतरं नवीयः । आप्यायमानाः प्रजया धनेनाध स्याम सुरभयो गृहेषु
kásye imé mṛjānā́ áti yanti riprám āyúr dádhānāḥ prataráṁ návīyaḥ | āpyā́yamānāḥ prajā́yā dhanénā́dha syāma surabháyo gṛhéṣu
Whose are these who, cleansing them, pass beyond defilement, bearing life, onward to a newer furtherance? Thriving with offspring and with wealth—then may we be fragrant of fortune within our homes.
Rishi: Pitṛ-hymn tradition (AV 18.3 context)
Devata: Conceptual: Śuddhi/Āyus/Paustika goods; implicitly Pitṛs as grantors
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (approx.)
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