Mantra 20
Sukta 4
अपूपवान् मांसवांश्चरुरेह सीदतु । लोककृतः पथिकृतो यजामहे ये देवानां हुतभागा इह स्थ
apūpavā́n māṁsavā́ṁś carúr eha sī́datu | lokakŕ̥taḥ pathikŕ̥to yajāmahe yé devā́nāṁ hutabhā́gā ihá stha ||
Let the cooked oblation, furnished with cake and bearing meat, sit down here. We sacrifice unto the World-makers, the Path-makers—those who, of the Gods, possess a share in the offered gift—be ye here present.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (funerary book; variable anukramaṇī attributions)
Devata: Lokakṛt/Pathikṛt powers
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic variation)
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