Mantra 62
Sukta 3
विवस्वान् नो अमृतत्वे दधातु परैतु मृत्युरमृतं न ऐतु । इमान् रक्षतु पुरुषाना जरिम्णो मो ष्वेऽषामसवो यमं गुः
vivásvān no amṛtatvé dadhātu párā etu mṛtyúr amṛ́taṃ na étu | imā́n rakṣatu púruṣānā́ jarímṇo mā́ u své eṣā́m ásavo yámam gúḥ
May Vivasvant set us in deathlessness; away let Death depart—let the Deathless come to us. Let him guard these persons from wasting age; let not, indeed, their breaths, in their own proper seats, go forth unto Yama.
Rishi: Atharvanic seer (hymn-level attribution varies).
Devata: Vivasvant; opposed forces: Mṛtyu and Yama; positive counter-force: Amṛta.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
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