Mantra 4
Sukta 11
नेव मांसे न पीवसि नेव मज्जस्वाहतम्। अवैतु पृश्नि शेवलं शुने जराय्वत्तवेऽव जरायु पद्यताम्
néva māṁsé ná pī́vasi néva májja svā́hatam | aváitu pṛ́śni śeválaṁ śúne jarāyváttave ’vá jarā́yu padyatām ||
Let it cling not to the flesh, nor to the fat; let it cling not to the marrow—smitten clean away. Let the speckled slimy thing depart; to the dog be it, for afterbirth-eating: let the afterbirth drop away.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (seer not securely specified for this single mantra in common summaries; treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type in ritual use).
Devata: Jarāyu (afterbirth) as the targeted entity; the mantra functions as an apotropaic/expulsive address rather than praise of a high deity.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant domestic-meter; this verse conforms broadly to the anuṣṭubh cadence).
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