Mantra 56
Sukta 4
इदं हिरण्यं बिभृहि यत् ते पिताबिभः पुरा। स्वर्गं यतः पितुर्हस्तं निर्मृड्ढि दक्षिणम्
idáṃ híraṇyaṃ bibhṛhi yát te pitā́bibháḥ purā́ | svargáṃ yatáḥ pitúr hástaṃ nírmṛḍḍhi dákṣiṇam
Bear thou this gold, which erst thy father wore of old. From the Father’s hand, whence heaven is won, cleanse thou the right (hand/side) from harm.
Rishi: Traditionally connected with Pitṛs/ancestral seers in AV 18 (funerary book); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition
Devata: Pitṛs / Svarga (ancestral-heavenly efficacy); hiraṇya as auspicious power-substance
Chandas: Predominantly Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (funerary AV often uses mixed/irregular anuṣṭubh)
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