Mantra 7
Sukta 11
जरायै त्वा परि ददामि जरायै नि धुवामि त्वा । जरा त्वा भद्रा नेष्ट व्य१न्ये यन्तु मृत्यवो यानाहुरितरान् छतम्
jarā́yai tvā pári dadāmi jarā́yai ní dhuvāmi tvā | jarā́ tvā bhadrā́ néṣṭa ví anyé yántu mṛtyávo yā́n āhúr itarā́n śatám ||
Unto old age I give thee over; unto old age I firmly set thee. May kindly Old Age lead thee on; away let the other Deaths depart—those which men name, the rest, a hundred more.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Jarā (Auspicious Old Age) opposed to Mṛtyu
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with extended cadence due to appended dismissal formula)
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