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Sukta 4
नमो॑ वः पितरो॒ भामा॑य॒ नमो॑ वः पितरो म॒न्यवे॑
námo vaḥ pitaro bhāmā́ya námo vaḥ pitaro manyáve
Homage to you, O Fathers, for your dread glare; homage to you, O Fathers, for your wrath.
पितरों को प्रणाम है, उनकी चमक के लिए। पितरों को प्रणाम है, उनके गुस्से के लिए।
Rishi: Pitṛs / Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Pitaraḥ (in their ugra aspect: bhāma, manyu)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (ritual refrain style)
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: shanta
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