Atharva Veda 18.3.45: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 45
Sukta 3
उप॑हूता नः पि॒तरः॑ सो॒म्यासो॑ बर्हि॒ष्येऽषु नि॒धिषु॑ प्रि॒येषु॑ । त आ ग॑मन्तु॒ त इ॒ह श्रु॑व॒न्त्वधि॑ ब्रुवन्तु॒ तेऽवन्त्व॒स्मान्
upahūtā́ naḥ pitáraḥ somyā́so barhiṣyé ’ṣú nidhíṣu priyéṣu | tá ā́ gamantu tá ihá śruvántv ádhi bruvantu té ’vantu asmā́n
Invited are our Fathers, Soma-worthy: swiftly to the barhis, to the treasured, dear deposits. Let them come hither; here let them hearken; let them speak with authority; let them help and guard us.
हमने अपने पूर्वजों को बुलाया है। वो सोम रस पीने वाले हैं। जल्दी आओ, कुशा घास पे बैठे हैं, जहाँ सब कुछ रखा है। यहाँ आओ, सुनो, हमें आशीर्वाद दो और हमारा ख्याल रखो।
Rishi: Pitṛ-hymn seer per AV Anukramaṇī tradition (edition-specific)
Devata: Pitaraḥ (Somyāsaḥ)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (variable by pāda; consult metrical notes of the edition)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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