Sukta 24
पि॒तरः॒ परे॒ ते मा॑वन्तु । अ॒स्मिन् ब्रह्म॑ण्य॒स्मिन् कर्म॑ण्य॒स्यां पु॑रो॒धाया॑म॒स्यां प्र॑ति॒ष्ठाया॑म॒स्यां चित्त्या॑म॒स्यामाकू॑त्याम॒स्यामा॒शिष्य॒स्यां दे॒वहू॑त्यां॒ स्वाहा॑
pitáraḥ páre té mā́vantu | asmín bráhmaṇy asmín kármaṇy asyā́m purodhā́yām asyā́m pratiṣṭhā́yām asyā́m cittíyām asyā́m ākū́tyām asyā́m āśíṣy asyā́m devahū́tyāṃ svā́hā
May the Fathers of old, the departed, protect me: in this sacred spell, in this operation; in this fore-setting, in this establishment; in this intent, in this resolve; in this benediction, in this god-invocation—Svāhā!
पुराने पुरखा जो चले गए हैं वो मुझे बचा लें। यह मंत्र, यह काम, यह स्थापना, यह इरादा, यह सोच, यह आशीर्वाद, यह भगवान को बुलाना, सब में मुझे रक्षा मिले। स्वाहा।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Pitṛs (ancestors), collective
Chandas: Litany/prose-like mantra cadence
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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