Mantra 50
Sukta 2
इदमिद् वा उ नापरं दिवि पश्यसि सूर्यम्। माता पुत्रं यथा सिचाभ्येऽनं भूम ऊर्णुहि
idám íd vā́ u ná̄param diví páśyasi sū́ryam | mātā́ putráṃ yáthā sicā́bhy-ènāṃ bhū́me ūrṇuhi
This verily is it: thou seest no other thing in heaven than the Sun. As a mother her son with the skirt (of her robe), so, O Earth, cover thou this man over.
Rishi: As per AV 18 funerary anukramaṇī tradition (often Atharvanic transmission; specific r̥ṣi varies by school lists).
Devata: Pṛthivī (Earth), with implicit reference to Sūrya
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (funerary liturgical cadence).
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