Mantra 2
Sukta 122
ततं तन्तुमन्वेके तरन्ति येषां दत्तं पित्र्यमायनेन । अबन्ध्वेके ददतः प्रयच्छन्तो दातुं चेच्छिक्षान्त्स स्वर्ग एव
tatáṃ tántum ánv éke taranti yéṣāṃ dattáṃ pitryám ā́yanena | abandhv éke dadátaḥ práyacchanto dātúṃ céc chikṣā́nt sá svargá evá
Along the stretched thread some cross—those for whom, by the Fathers’ course, the gift is given. Others, though kinless, giving and bestowing—if they would learn to give, for them is heaven indeed.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not specified in input)
Devata: Pitṛs (Fathers) and the principle of dāna leading to svarga
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like prose-verse blend (requires full hymn scansion)
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