Atharva Veda 2.28.5: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 28, Mantra 5
Sukta 28
इ॒मम॑ग्ने॒ आयु॑षे॒ वर्च॑से नय प्रि॒यं रेतो॑ वरुण मित्रराजन्। मा॒तेवा॑स्मा अदिते॒ शर्म॑ यच्छ॒ विश्वे॑ देवा ज॒रद॑ष्टि॒र्य॑थास॑त्
imám agné ā́yuṣe várcase naya priyáṁ réto varuṇa mitrarājan | mātévā́smā adité śárma yaccha víśve devā jaradáṣṭir yáthāsat ||
Lead thou this man, O Agni, unto length of days and unto splendour; (grant) dear seed, O Varuṇa, O Mitra the King. Like a mother, O Aditi, bestow on him shelter: so may all the Gods (ordain) that he become one who beholds old age.
Bimbinglah orang ini, wahai Agni, menuju panjang umur dan kemilau; anugerahkan benih yang dicintai, wahai Varuṇa, wahai Mitra sang Raja. Seperti seorang ibu, wahai Aditi, berikanlah perlindungan (śarman) kepadanya; demikianlah semoga semua Dewa menetapkan bahwa ia menjadi seorang yang memandang usia tua.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution for this single mantra not determinable from the provided excerpt alone).
Devata: Agni; Varuṇa; Mitra; Aditi; Viśve Devāḥ (collective).
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type cadence (requires full pada-metrical verification; not safely fixed from the excerpt alone).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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