Sukta 4
अपूपापिहितान् कुम्भान् यांस्ते देवा अधारयन्। ते ते सन्तु स्वधावन्तो मधुमन्तो घृतश्चुतः
apūpāpihitā́n kumbhā́n yā́ṃs te devā́ adhā́rayan | té te santu svadhā́vanto madhúvanto ghṛtaścútaḥ
The jars which the Gods set in place for thee, covered over with sacrificial cakes—may those be thine, endowed with svadhā, honey-sweet, and dripping with ghee.
Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (AV 18 corpus).
Devata: Devāḥ (as instituting agents) with strong Pitṛ-oriented semantic frame via svadhā.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; common for benedictive couplets in AV 18, edition-dependent).
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