Atharva Veda 18.4.46: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 46
Sukta 4
सर॑स्वतीं पि॒तरो॑ हवन्ते दक्षि॒णा य॒ज्ञम॑भि॒नक्ष॑माणाः । आ॒सद्या॒स्मिन् ब॒र्हिषि॑ मादयध्वमनमी॒वा इष॒ आ धे॑ह्य॒स्मे
sárasvatī́m pitáro havante dakṣiṇā́ yajñám abhinákṣamāṇāḥ | āsádyāsmín barhíṣi mādayadhvam anamīvā́ íṣa ā́ dhehy asmè ||
Sarasvatī the Fathers call, while the Dakṣiṇā-gifts speed on the Sacrifice to its goal. Having sat you down upon this Barhis, rejoice ye: being free from hurt, set hither for us the powers of nourishment.
पितरि लोग सरस्वती को पुकारते हैं। यज्ञ में जो दान दिया जाता है, वो यज्ञ को पूरा करने में मदद करता है। अब इस कुशा घास पर बैठ के खुश हो जाओ। कोई तकलीफ नहीं, हमारे लिए खाने-पीने की शक्ति यहाँ लगा दो।
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Pitṛ-hymn seers in AV 18 (Aṅgiras/Atharvanic lineage; hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Sarasvatī; Pitaraḥ (Fathers); Dakṣiṇā (personified sacrificial gift).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted in AV 18 funeral corpus; metrical exactness may vary by pada division).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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