Mantra 5
Sukta 35
यः प्राणदः प्राणदवान् बभूव यस्मै लोका घृतवन्तः क्षरन्ति । ज्योतिष्मतीः प्रदिशो यस्य सर्वास्तेनौदनेनाति तराणि मृत्युम्
yáḥ prā́ṇa-dáḥ prā́ṇa-dávān babhū́va yásmai lokā́ ghṛtá-vantaḥ kṣáranti | jyótiṣmatīḥ pradíśo yásya sárvā́s ténáudanénáti tarāṇi mṛtyúm
He who became the Giver of breath, yea, breath-bestowing; for whom the worlds, rich in ghee, distil their streams; whose every quarter is luminous with light—by that Odana may I pass beyond Death.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Aṅgiras/Atharvan attribution typical for apamṛtyu material; exact r̥ṣi to be verified against Anukramaṇī for AV 4.35).
Devata: Brahman/Brāhmaṇaspati principle embodied in brahma-odana; life-breath (Prāṇa) and death-transcendence motif.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (to be confirmed by metrical scan; Saunaka AV often mixes triṣṭubh/jagatī in such stanzas).
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