Mantra 13
Sukta 5
पितॄणां भाग स्थ। अपां शुक्रमापो देवीर्वर्चो अस्मासु धत्त । प्रजापतेर्वो धाम्नास्मै लोकाय सादये
pitṝṇā́ṃ bhāgá sthá | apā́ṃ śukrám ā́po devī́r várcó asmā́su dhatta | prajā́pater vo dhā́mnā́smái lokā́ya sādaye
Ye are the Fathers’ portion. O Waters, bright of essence, goddesses, set splendour within us. By Prajāpati’s ordinance—by your established might—I seat him firmly in this world.
पितॄणां भागः स्थ। अपां शुक्रम् आपो देवीः वर्चोऽस्मासु धत्त। प्रजापतेर्वो धाम्ना अस्मै लोकाय सादये।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī varies)
Devata: Āpas; Pitṛs as addressed claimants; Prajāpati as authorizing power
Chandas: Atharvanic mixed/prose-like; often treated as pragmatically recited
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