Sukta 3
आसीनासो अरुणीनामुपस्थे रयिं धत्त दाशुषे मर्त्याय । पुत्रेभ्यः पितरस्तस्य वस्वः प्र यच्छत त इहोर्जं दधात
āsī́nāso aruṇī́nām upásthe rayíṃ dhatta dāśúṣe mártyāya | putrébhyaḥ pitaraḥ tásya vásvaḥ prá yacchata té ihórjaṃ dadhāta
Seated in the lap of the Ruddy Ones, bestow ye wealth upon the mortal who hath offered. O Fathers, O bounteous ones, grant it forth unto his sons: may they here establish nourishment and strength.
Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition.
Devata: Pitaraḥ (Fathers/Ancestors).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
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