Atharva Veda 18.2.4: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 4
Sukta 2
मैन॑मग्ने॒ वि द॑हो॒ माभि शू॑शुचो॒ मास्य॒ त्वचं॑ चिक्षिपो॒ मा शरी॑रम्। शृ॒तं य॒दा कर॑सि जातवे॒दोऽथे॑मेनं॒ प्र हि॑णुतात् पि॒तॄँरुप॑
mā́ enam agne ví dahaḥ mā́bhi śū́śuco mā́sya tvácaṃ cikṣipo mā́ śarī́ram | śrutáṃ yadā́ kárasi jātavedo 'thém enaṃ prá hiṇutāt pitṝ́m úpa
Burn him not utterly, O Agni; scorch him not too fiercely; strip not away his skin, nor rend his frame. When thou hast made him duly roasted, O Jātavedas, then send him forth unto the Fathers, to draw nigh.
Nie spalaj go całkowicie, o Agni; nie parz go zbyt srogo; nie zdejmuj jego skóry, nie rozrywaj jego ciała. Gdy uczynisz go należycie upieczonym, o Dżatawedas, wtedy wyślij go do Ojców, by się przybliżył.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Aṅgirasa funerary seers (book-level attribution; verse-specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Agni Jātavedas; Pitṛs as destination
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (funerary register; confirm by pada count in critical edition)
Primary: karuna
Secondary: shanta
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