Mantra 8
Sukta 3
दक्षिणां दिशमभि नक्षमाणौ पर्यावर्तेथामभि पात्रमेतत्। तस्मिन् वां यमः पितृभिः संविदानः पक्वाय शर्म बहुलं नि यच्छात्
dákṣiṇā́m díśam abhí nákṣamāṇau paryā́varteथām abhí pā́tram etát | tásmin vāṃ yamáḥ pitṛ́bhiḥ saṃvidānáḥ pakvā́ya śárma bahuláṃ ní yacchāt ||
Seeking the southern quarter, turn ye about, encompassing this vessel. Therein may Yama, in concord with the Fathers, bestow for the cooked oblation abundant shelter and sure protection.
Rishi: Traditionally connected with Pitṛ/Śrāddha liturgy in AV 12.3 (Ancestral complex; specific r̥ṣi attributions vary by anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Yama with the Pitṛs (ancestral collective).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like cadence (AV 12.3 shows mixed meters; this verse is not strict anuṣṭubh).
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