Sukta 3
अपूपापिहितान् कुम्भान् यांस्ते देवा अधारयन्। ते ते सन्तु स्वधावन्तो मधुमन्तो घृतश्चुतः
apū́pāpihitān kúmbhān yā́ṁs te devā́ ádhārayan | té te santu svadhā́vanto mádhumanto ghṛtaścútaḥ
The jars which the Gods for thee established, covered with sacrificial cakes—let those be thine, endowed with svadhā, honey-rich, and dripping with clarified butter.
Rishi: Ātharvaṇa funerary tradition (collective).
Devata: Pitṛs (implied recipients); svadhā as operative principle.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh.
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