Mantra 8
Sukta 2
अस्मै मृत्यो अधि ब्रूहीमं दयस्वोदितो३यमेतु । अरिष्टः सर्वाङ्गः सुश्रुज्जरसा शतहायन आत्मना भुजमश्नुताम्
asmái mṛ́tyo ádhi brūhīmáṃ dayasvóditaḥ ayám etu | áriṣṭaḥ sárvāṅgaḥ suśrúj járasā śatáhāyana ātmánā bhújam aśnutām ||
For this man, O Death, pronounce thou; have pity—let him, arisen, go his way. Unharmed, whole-limbed, of good hearing, let him by old age attain a hundred years, and with his very self enjoy his portion.
Rishi: Atharvanic (per Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Mṛtyu (as addressed power) and the ideal of Śata-āyuḥ.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; confirm in edition).
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