Atharva Veda 19.24.5: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 24, Mantra 5
Sukta 24
ज॒रां सु ग॑च्छ॒ परि॑ धत्स्व॒ वासो॒ भवा॑ गृष्टी॒नाम॑भिशस्ति॒पा उ॑ । श॒तं च॒ जीव॑ श॒रदः॑ पुरू॒ची रा॒यश्च॒ पोष॑मुप॒संव्य॑यस्व
jarā́ṃ su gácha pári dhatsva vā́so bhávā gṛṣṭīnā́m abhíśastipā́ u | śatáṃ ca jī́va śarádaḥ purūcī́ rā́yaś ca póṣam upasaṃvyáyasva
Depart thou, Old Age, in happy wise; put on thee round about this vesture: become a guardian from imprecation for the milch-kine. Live thou a hundred years, yea many autumns; and wrap thee in wealth and in increase of nourishment.
बुढ़ापा, खुश हो के चला जा। यह कपड़ा पहन ले और गाय-भैंस की रक्षा कर। सौ साल तक जियो, बहुत साल तक। धन और खाना-दाना बढ़ता रहे।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late AV collection; specific r̥ṣi not securely fixed for this verse alone)
Devata: Jarā (as an affliction to be expelled) and the protective Vāsas/Rakṣā; prosperity powers (Rāy, Poṣa) implicitly invoked
Chandas: Mixed/late AV style; predominantly anuṣṭubh-like cadence with expanded pādas
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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