Atharva Veda 18.2.3: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 3
Sukta 2
य॒माय॑ घृ॒तव॒त् पयो॒ राज्ञे॑ ह॒विर्जु॑होतन । स नो॑ जी॒वेष्वा य॑मेद् दी॒र्घमायुः॒ प्र जी॒वसे॑
yamā́ya ghṛtávát páyo rā́jñe havír juhotana | sá no jīvéṣv ā́ yamet dīrghám ā́yuḥ prá jīváse
For Yama, for the King, offer ye as oblation milk rich with ghee. May he, among us who live, apportion hither long life, that we may live on.
यमाय राज्ञे घृतवत् पयो हविर्जुहोत। स नः जीवेष्वा दीर्घमायुः प्र यच्छतु, यथा वयं प्र जीवेम।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Yama (as death-sovereign turned longevity-apportioner)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; verify by metrical count)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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