Sukta 3
पुन॑र्देहि वनस्पते॒ य ए॒ष निहि॑त॒स्त्वयि॑ । यथा॑ य॒मस्य॒ साद॑न॒ आसा॑तै वि॒दथा॒ वद॑न्
púnar dehi vanaspate yá eṣá níhitas tváyi | yáthā yámasya sā́dane ā́ sātai vidáthā vádan |
Give back again, O Lord of the Forest, this that is laid within thee, that, speaking the ordinances, he may win his way unto the seat of Yama.
ഹേ വനസ്പതേ, വീണ്ടും തിരികെ തരിക—ഇത് നിനക്കുള്ളിൽ നിഹിതമായിരിക്കുന്നതു. വിധഥാ (വിധികൾ/നിയമങ്ങൾ) ഉച്ചരിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് അവൻ യമസ്യ സാദന—യമന്റെ ആസനം/വാസസ്ഥലം—എത്തുവാൻ ഇടയാകട്ടെ.
Rishi: Funerary anuvāka tradition of AV 18 (variable anukramaṇī attribution)
Devata: Vanaspati (as ritual agent) and Yama (as destination authority)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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