Mantra 12
Sukta 30
नमो यमाय नमो अस्तु मृत्यवे नमः पितृभ्य उत ये नयन्ति । उत्पारणस्य यो वेद तमग्निं पुरो दधेऽस्मा अरिष्टतातये
námo yamā́ya námo astu mṛtyáve námaḥ pitṛ́bhya utá yé náyanti | utpā́raṇasya yó véda tám agníṃ puró dadhé ’smā́ áriṣṭatātaye
Homage to Yama; homage be to Death; homage to the Fathers, and to those who lead away. Whoso knoweth the saving passage, he setteth Agni in front for this man, for his unharmed security.
यम को नमस्कार; मृत्यु को भी नमस्कार हो। पितरों को नमस्कार, और उन को भी जो (प्राण को) ले जाते हैं। जो ‘उत्पारण’—उद्धार का पार-लगाने वाला मार्ग—जानता है, वह इस पुरुष की अरिष्टता (अहिंसा/अक्षति) के लिए अग्नि को आगे स्थापित करता है।
Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (Anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Yama, Mṛtyu, Pitṛs; and Agni as protector.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; confirm in edition).
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