Sukta 3
पुनर्देहि वनस्पते य एष निहितस्त्वयि । यथा यमस्य सादन आसातै विदथा वदन्
púnar dehi vanaspate yá eṣá níhitas tváyi | yáthā yámasya sā́dane ā́ sātai vidáthā vádan |
Give back again, O Lord of the Forest, this that is laid within thee, that, speaking the ordinances, he may win his way unto the seat of Yama.
Rishi: Funerary anuvāka tradition of AV 18 (variable anukramaṇī attribution)
Devata: Vanaspati (as ritual agent) and Yama (as destination authority)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely)
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