Mantra 39
Sukta 4
पुत्रं पौत्रमभितर्पयन्तीरापो मधुमतीरिमाः । स्वधां पितृभ्यो अमृतं दुहाना आपो देवीरुभयांस्तर्पयन्तु
putráṁ pautrám abhitárpayantīr ā́po mádhumatīr imā́ḥ | svadhā́ṁ pitṛ́bhyo amṛ́taṁ dúhānā ā́po devī́r ubhayā́ṁs tarpayantu ||
These honeyed Waters, refreshing son and grandson, milking forth for the Fathers svadhā—an immortal essence—let the divine Waters satisfy them both.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Pitṛ corpus tradition.
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters) and Pitaraḥ (Fathers).
Chandas: Jagatī/triṣṭubh-mixed tendency (longer pādas; not strict anuṣṭubh).
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