Atharva Veda 18.3.9: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 9
Sukta 3
प्र च्य॑वस्व त॒न्वं॑१ सं भ॑रस्व॒ मा ते॒ गात्रा॒ वि हा॑यि॒ मो शरी॑रम्। मनो॒ निवि॑ष्टमनु॒संवि॑शस्व॒ यत्र॒ भूमे॑र्जु॒षसे॒ तत्र॑ गच्छ
prá cyàvasva tanvàṃ sáṃ bharasva mā́ te gā́trā ví hāyi mó śárīram | manó níviṣṭam anusáṃviśasva yátra bhū́mer júṣase tátra gaccha ||
Depart thou forth; gather up thy person entire: let not thy limbs be left asunder, nor thy body at all. Let thy mind, duly set, enter in full succession; where thou findest thy pleasure in Earth, thither go.
Berangkatlah ke hadapan; himpunkanlah dirimu dengan sempurna: jangan biarkan anggota-anggota tubuhmu bercerai, dan jangan pula jasadmu tertinggal sedikit pun. Biarlah fikiranmu, yang telah ditetapkan dengan benar, masuk menurut tertib sepenuhnya; ke mana di Bumi engkau berkenan, ke sanalah pergilah.
Rishi: Traditionally connected with Yama-funeral corpus (AV 18); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition
Devata: Preta / the departed person; implicitly Yama and Bhūmi as destination powers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; AV 18 frequently uses triṣṭubh/jagatī in funeral hymns—confirm by pada count in critical edition)
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: shanta
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