Mantra 42
Sukta 3
त्वमग्न ईडितो जातवेदोऽवाड्ढव्यानि सुरभीणि कृत्वा। प्रादाः पितृभ्यः स्वधया ते अक्षन्नद्धि त्वं देव प्रयता हवींषि
tvám agne īḍitó jātavédo’vā́ḍ dhavyā́ni surabhī́ṇi kṛtvā́ | prā́dāḥ pitṛ́bhyaḥ svadháyā te ákṣann áddhi tváṃ deva práyatā havī́ṃṣi
Thou, Agni, praised, O Jātavedas, having made the offerings fragrant, hast borne them down and given them to the Fathers with svadhā; they have eaten. Do thou, O God, eat the well-prepared oblations.
Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition.
Devata: Agni Jātavedas; Pitaraḥ (ancestors) as recipients.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
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