Sukta 4
अ॒पू॒पवा॒न् मधु॑मांश्च॒रुरेह सी॑दतु । लो॒क॒कृतः॑ पथि॒कृतो॑ यजामहे॒ ये दे॒वानां॑ हु॒तभा॑गा इ॒ह स्थ
apūpavā́n madhumā́ṃś carúr eha sī́datu | lokakṛ́taḥ pathikṛ́to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṃ hutabhā́gā ihá sthá
Let the cooked offering, rich in cake and honey-sweet, be set down here. We do sacrifice unto the World-builders, the Path-makers, who have their portion in the gods’ oblation: be ye here present.
यह मीठी पूजा जिसमें रोटी और शहद है, यहीं रख दो। हम उन देवताओं को पूजा करते हैं जिन्होंने दुनिया बनाई और रास्ते बनाए। जो देवताओं के हिस्से में बात है, वो यहीं आजाएँ।
Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (AV 18 corpus).
Devata: Lokakṛt and Pathikṛt (collective ordainers).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like liturgical formula (variable by recension/edition).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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