Atharva Veda 18.4.15: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 15
Sukta 4
अ॒ग्निर्होता॑ध्व॒र्युष्टे॒ बह॒स्पति॒रिन्द्रो॑ ब्र॒ह्मा द॑क्षिण॒तस्ते॑ अस्तु । हु॒तोऽयं संस्थि॑तो य॒ज्ञ ए॑ति॒ यत्र॒ पूर्व॒मय॑नं हु॒ताना॑म्
agnír hotā́dhvaryús te bṛ́haspátir índro bráhmā dakṣiṇatás te astu | hutó ’yáṃ sáṃsthito yajñá etí yátra pū́rvam áyanaṃ hutā́nām ||
Agni is thy Hotṛ, thy Adhvaryu; Bṛhaspati, Indra, and the Brahman be on thy right. Offered, this sacrifice—well-established—goes on, where of old is the course of the offered.
अग्नि तुम्हारे लिए पूजा करता है, वही पुआरी का काम संभालता है। बृहस्पति, इंद्र और ब्रह्मा तुम्हारे साथ खड़े हैं। यह बलि जो दी गयी है, वो सीधी चल रही है। यह वहाँ जा रही है जहाँ पहले भी बलियाँ गयी थिन।
Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (specific attribution varies by edition for AV 18.4).
Devata: Agni; also Bṛhaspati, Indra, and Brahmanic power as protective ensemble
Chandas: Mixed/expanded; likely Triṣṭubh-family (verify per edition)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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