Mantra 4
Sukta 3
आपस्पुत्रासो अभि सं विशध्वमिमं जीवं जीवधन्याः समेत्य । तासां भजध्वममृतं यमाहुर्यमोदनं पचति वां जनित्री
ā́paḥ putrā́so abhí sáṁ víśadhvam imáṁ jīváṁ jī́vadhanyāḥ samétya | tāsā́ṁ bhajadhvam amṛ́taṁ yám ā́hur yám-odanáṁ pácati vā́ṁ janitrī́ ||
Ye Sons of Waters, gather ye and enter round about this living man, O ye for whom life is treasure, assembling. Partake ye of that deathless thing which men call Yama’s mess—Yama’s oblation-porridge—which your Mother, the Begetter, cooketh for you twain.
Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies).
Devata: Āpas and their ‘sons’; Yama as recipient/overlord of the funerary share.
Chandas: Jagatī/triṣṭubh-mixed tendency (confirm by critical metrical count).
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