Mantra 13
Sukta 5
पितॄणां भाग स्थ। अपां शुक्रमापो देवीर्वर्चो अस्मासु धत्त । प्रजापतेर्वो धाम्नास्मै लोकाय सादये
pitṝṇā́ṃ bhāgá sthá | apā́ṃ śukrám ā́po devī́r várcó asmā́su dhatta | prajā́pater vo dhā́mnā́smái lokā́ya sādaye
Ye are the Fathers’ portion. O Waters, bright of essence, goddesses, set splendour within us. By Prajāpati’s ordinance—by your established might—I seat him firmly in this world.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī varies)
Devata: Āpas; Pitṛs as addressed claimants; Prajāpati as authorizing power
Chandas: Atharvanic mixed/prose-like; often treated as pragmatically recited
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