Mantra 4
Sukta 3
प्रजानत्यऽघ्न्ये जीवलोकं देवानां पन्थामनुसंचरन्ती । अयं ते गोपतिस्तं जुषस्व स्वर्गं लोकमधि रोहयैनम्
prajānáty àghnye jīvalokáṃ devā́nāṃ pánthā́m anusáṃcarantī | ayáṃ te gopátis táṃ júṣasva svargáṃ lokám ádhi rohayaínam ||
Knowing, O Cow whom none may slay, the world of living men, thou goest along the Gods’ own pathway in due course. This lord of cattle is for thee: accept him graciously; make him ascend unto the heavenly world above.
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic seers in the AV funeral book (18); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition.
Devata: Aghnyā (the sacred Cow) / psychopompic auspicious power; implicitly the Gods’ path (devayāna).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; AV 18 frequently uses triṣṭubh/jagatī in funeral hymns—meter should be confirmed by pada-count).
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