Sukta 24
यमः पितॄणामधिपतिः स मावतु । अस्मिन् ब्रह्मण्यस्मिन् कर्मण्यस्यां पुरोधायामस्यां प्रतिष्ठायामस्यां चित्त्यामस्यामाकूत्यामस्यामाशिष्यस्यां देवहूत्यां स्वाहा
yamáḥ pitṝṇā́m ádhipatiḥ sá mā́vatu | asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́m purodhā́yām asyā́m pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́m cittíyām asyā́m ākū́tyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́m devahū́tyāṃ svā́hā
Yama, the Lord of the Fathers—may he protect me: in this sacred spell, in this operation; in this fore-setting, in this establishment; in this intent, in this resolve; in this benediction, in this god-invocation—Svāhā!
Yama, señor de los Padres (Pitṛ) — que él me proteja: en este brahman (fórmula sagrada), en esta acción ritual; en esta disposición previa, en este establecimiento; en esta intención, en esta determinación; en esta bendición, en esta invocación de los dioses — Svāhā.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution uncertain here)
Devata: Yama (as pitṛ-adhipati)
Chandas: Litany/prose-like mantra cadence
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