Atharva Veda 18.4.56: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 56
Sukta 4
इ॒दं हिर॑ण्यं बिभृहि॒ यत् ते॑ पि॒ताबि॑भः पु॒रा। स्व॒र्गं य॒तः पि॒तुर्हस्तं॒ निर्मृ॑ड्ढि॒ दक्षि॑णम्
idáṃ híraṇyaṃ bibhṛhi yát te pitā́bibháḥ purā́ | svargáṃ yatáḥ pitúr hástaṃ nírmṛḍḍhi dákṣiṇam
Bear thou this gold, which erst thy father wore of old. From the Father’s hand, whence heaven is won, cleanse thou the right (hand/side) from harm.
यह सोना ले लो, जो तुम्हारा बाप पहले पहनता था। बाप के हाथ से स्वर्ग मिलता है, उस्से साफ करो और बुराई दूर करो।
Rishi: Traditionally connected with Pitṛs/ancestral seers in AV 18 (funerary book); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition
Devata: Pitṛs / Svarga (ancestral-heavenly efficacy); hiraṇya as auspicious power-substance
Chandas: Predominantly Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (funerary AV often uses mixed/irregular anuṣṭubh)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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