Atharva Veda 18.2.37: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 37
Sukta 2
ददा॑म्यस्मा अव॒सान॑मे॒तद् य ए॒ष आग॒न् मम॒ चेदभू॑दि॒ह। य॒मश्चि॑कि॒त्वान् प्रत्ये॒तदा॑ह॒ ममै॒ष रा॒य उप॑ तिष्ठतामि॒ह
dadā́my asmai avasā́nam etád ya eṣá ā́gan máma céd abhū́d ihá | yamáś cikitsvā́n práty etád āha mamáiṣá rāyá úpa tiṣṭhatām ihá ||
I give to him this resting-place—if this one who hath come was indeed of mine, here. And Yama, the discerning, in answer hath said this: ‘This wealth of mine—let it abide here, let it stand fast here.’
私は彼にこの安息の地を与える、もしここに来た者が確かに私のものであったならば。賢きヤマは答えてこう言った、私の富はここに留まり、ここに堅く立つようにと。
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level attribution varies)
Devata: Yama (as adjudicator) with implicit preta/pitṛ; secondarily household Rāyas (wealth as quasi-personified)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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