Sukta 30
ये वो॑ देवाः पि॒तरो॒ ये च॑ पु॒त्राः सचे॑तसो मे शृणुते॒दमु॒क्तम्। सर्वे॑भ्यो वः॒ प॑रि ददाम्ये॒तं स्व॒स्त्येऽनं ज॒रसे॑ वहाथ
yé vó devā́ḥ pitáraḥ yé ca putrā́ḥ sacétaso me śṛṇutédám uktám | sárvebhyo vaḥ pári dadāmy etáṃ svastý ènaṃ járase vahātha ||
Ye Gods, ye Fathers, and ye Sons beside, in concord of mind, hear ye this my spoken word. To all of you I give it forth, encompassing: bear ye this weal onward unto old age.
हे भगवान, पित्र और बेटे सब मिलकर सुनो मेरी बात। मैं तुम सब को यह दुआ दे रहा हूँ। आप लोग इसको लेकर बूढ़े हो तक रखना।
Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (as commonly transmitted for many AVŚ charms; specific r̥ṣi assignment depends on anukramaṇī tradition for AV 1.30).
Devata: Svasti (Auspicious Welfare) mediated by Devāḥ and Pitaraḥ; also implicates the social unit (putrāḥ) as ritual stakeholders.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; four pādas of ~8 syllables typical—exact scansion depends on pada resolution).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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