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Sukta 69
उ॒प॒जी॒वा स्थोप॑ जीव्यासं॒ सर्व॒मायु॑र्जीव्यासम्
upajīvā́ sthá upá jīvyā́saṃ sárvam ā́yur jīvyā́sam
Be ye my life-sustainers; may I live on in support: may I live out the whole of life.
तुम लोग मेरे जीने का सहारा बनो। मैं तुम्हारे सहारे जीता रहूँ। पूरा उम्र जीना मुझे नसीब हो।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late book; r̥ṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists)
Devata: Āyus / Jīva (personified Life; sustaining powers)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like cadence (late Atharvanic prose-verse tendency)
Primary: shanta
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