Mantra 3
Sukta 53
आयुर्यत् ते अतिहितं पराचैरपानः प्राणः पुनरा ताविताम्। अग्निष्टदाहार्निरृतेरुपस्थात् तदात्मनि पुनरा वेशयामि ते
āyúr yát te átihitaṃ parācáir apānáḥ prāṇáḥ púnar ā́ tāvitām | agnís tád āhār nírṛter upásthāt tád ātmáni púnar ā́ veśayāmi te
What life of thine is overlaid afar away, let out-breath and in-breath bring it back again hither. Agni hath fetched it from Nirṛti’s lap; that same I set again within thy self, and cause it to enter thee.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition; specific r̥ṣi not supplied in the input
Devata: Agni; Prāṇa/Apāna; adversary Nirṛti
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (requires metrical confirmation)
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