Atharva Veda 18.2.9: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 9
Sukta 2
यास्ते॑ शो॒चयो॒ रंह॑यो जातवेदो॒ याभि॑रापृ॒णासि॒ दिव॑म॒न्तरि॑क्षम्। अ॒जं यन्त॒मनु॒ ताः समृ॑ण्वता॒मथेत॑राभिः शि॒वत॑माभिः शृ॒तं कृ॑धि
yā́ste śocáyo ráṃhayo jātavedo yā́bhir āpṛṇā́si dívaṃ antárikṣam | ajáṃ yántam ánu tā́ḥ samṛ́ṇvatām áthetarā́bhiḥ śivátamābhiḥ śrutáṃ kṛdhi
What flames are thine, what swift impellings, O Jātavedas, wherewith thou fillest heaven and the mid-air—let these attend the Unborn as he goeth, and make his way well-ordered; then, with thy other powers, the most auspicious, make thou the boon well-won and duly heard.
Api-apimu yang mana milikmu, dorongan-dorongan cepat yang mana milikmu, wahai Jātavedas, yang dengannya engkau memenuhi langit dan ruang-antara—biarlah semuanya itu menyertai Yang Tak-Lahir (Aja) ketika ia berjalan, dan menjadikan jalannya tersusun-baik; kemudian, dengan daya-dayamu yang lain, yang paling membawa berkat, jadikanlah kurnia itu diperoleh dengan baik dan didengar sebagaimana mestinya.
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic seers in the funeral book (AV 18); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition
Devata: Agni Jātavedas (psychopompic and purificatory fire)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as common in AV 18 funeral material; metrical exactness may vary by pada division)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
Ask anything about this verse
Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.
A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.
Read Atharva Veda in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.