Mantra 11
Sukta 5
एतद् वो ज्योतिः पितरस्तृतीयं पञ्चौदनं ब्रह्मणेऽजं ददाति । अजस्तमांस्यप हन्ति दूरमस्मिंल्लोके श्रद्दधानेन दत्तः
etád vo jyótiḥ pitaras tṛtī́yaṃ pañcáudanaṃ bráhmaṇe ’jáṃ dadāti | ajás támāṃsy ápa hanti dūráṃ asmíṃl lókē śraddádhānena dattáḥ ||
This, O Fathers, is your third light: he giveth the fivefold rice-porridge, with a goat, unto the Brahman. The goat driveth the darknesses far away—here in this world—when it is bestowed by one who hath faith.
हे पितरों, यह तुम्हारा तीसरा प्रकाश है—वह ब्राह्मण को पञ्चौदन (पाँच प्रकार का अन्न-भोग/खीर) और एक अज (बकरा) दान करता है। यह अज यहाँ इस लोक में अन्धकारों को दूर-दूर तक हटा देता है, जब यह श्रद्धा रखने वाले द्वारा दिया जाता है।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Pitṛ-oriented hymn; specific ṛṣi not stated in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Pitaraḥ (Fathers); secondarily the ritual gift (aja/pañcaudana) as efficacious agent
Chandas: Mixed; predominantly anuṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted in AV śrāddha material)
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