Sukta 4
नमो॑ वः पितरो॒ यद् घोरं तस्मै॒ नमो॑ वः पितरो॒ यत् क्रू॒रं तस्मै॑
námo vaḥ pitaro yád ghóram tásmai námo vaḥ pitaro yát krūrám tásmai
Homage to you, O Fathers—whatsoever in you is terrible, to that be homage; homage to you, O Fathers—whatsoever in you is cruel, to that be homage.
पितरों को प्रणाम है, जो भी उनमें डरावना है, उसके लिए भी प्रणाम। पितरों को प्रणाम है, जो भी उनमें कठोर है, उसके लिए भी प्रणाम।
Rishi: Pitṛs / Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Pitaraḥ (ghora/krūra aspects)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like refrain
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: shanta
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