Mantra 1
Sukta 30
दीघायुष्यम्। आवतस्त आवतः परावतस्त आवतः । इहैव भव मा नु गा मा पूर्वाननु गाः पितॄनसुं बध्नामि ते दृढम्
dīrghāyúṣyam | ā́vatas te ā́vataḥ parā́vatas te ā́vataḥ | iháiva bhava mā́ nu gā mā́ pū́rvān ánu gāḥ pitṝ́n asúṃ badhnāmi te dṛḍhám ||
For long life. From near for thee, from near; from far for thee, from near. Here verily be; go not away, go not after the former ones, the Fathers: thy breath, thy life, I bind fast for thee.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (longevity charms frequently ascribed to Atharvan seers in ancillary lists)
Devata: Āyus/Asu (vital breath) with implicit opposition to Mṛtyu; Pitṛs as the avoided destination
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (prose-like opening with metrical continuation)
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