Atharva Veda 18.4.20: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 20
Sukta 4
अ॒पू॒पवा॑न् मां॒सवां॑श्च॒रुरेह सी॑दतु । लो॒क॒कृतः॑ पथि॒कृतो॑ यजामहे॒ ये दे॒वानां॑ हु॒तभा॑गा इ॒ह स्थ
apūpavā́n māṁsavā́ṁś carúr eha sī́datu | lokakŕ̥taḥ pathikŕ̥to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṁ hutabhā́gā ihá stha ||
Let the cooked oblation, furnished with cake and bearing meat, sit down here. We sacrifice unto the World-makers, the Path-makers—those who, of the Gods, possess a share in the offered gift—be ye here present.
यह भोजन की थाली यहाँ आके बैठ जाए, जिसमें रोटी और मांस दोनों हो। हम उन देवताओं की पूजा करते हैं जिन्होंने दुनिया बनाई और रास्ते बनाए। जो लोग भगवान का हिस्सा लेते हैं, वो यहाँ हाज़िर हो जाएँ।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (funerary book; variable anukramaṇī attributions)
Devata: Lokakṛt/Pathikṛt powers
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic variation)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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