Mantra 2

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

देवा यज्ञमृतवः कल्पयन्ति हविः पुरोडाशं स्रुचो यज्ञायुधानि । तेभिर्याहि पथिभिर्देवयानैर्यैरीजानाः स्वर्गं यन्ति लोकम्

IAST Transliteration

devā́ yajñám ṛtávaḥ kalpayanti havíḥ puroḍā́śaṃ srúco yajñāyudhā́ni | tébhir yāhi pathíbhiḥ devayā́naiḥ yáir ījānā́ḥ svargáṃ yánti lókam ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Gods, the Seasons, marshal the Sacrifice—oblation and cake, the ladles, the sacrificial instruments. By these go forth upon the godward paths, whereby the sacrificing attain the heavenly world.

Word by Word

देवाःthe gods

यज्ञम्the sacrifice

ऋतवःthe seasons / right times

कल्पयन्तिthey arrange / prepare

हविःthe oblation

पुरोडाशम्the sacrificial cake (puroḍāśa)

स्रुचःthe ladles

यज्ञायुधानिthe sacrificial implements

तेभिःwith those / by those

याहिgo

पथिभिःby paths

देवयानैःby god-going (divine) [paths]

यैःby which

ईजानाःhaving sacrificed / worshipping

स्वर्गम्heaven

यन्तिthey go

लोकम्world / realm

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent).

Devata: Devāḥ/Ṛtavaḥ (as ordering powers); Devayāna as functional devatā.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-family (funerary section; exact label varies in headings).

Mantra Rasa

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