Atharva Veda 18.2.57: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 57
Sukta 2
ए॒तत् त्वा॒ वासः॑ प्रथ॒मं न्वाग॒न्नपै॒तदू॑ह यदि॒हाबि॑भः पु॒रा। इ॒ष्टा॒पू॒र्तम॑नु॒संक्रा॑म वि॒द्वान् यत्र॑ ते द॒त्तं ब॑हु॒धा विब॑न्धुषु
etát tvā vā́saḥ prathamáṃ nv ā́gan apáitád ūha yád ihā́bibháḥ purā́ | iṣṭāpūrtám ánu sáṃkrāma vidvā́n yátra te dáttaṃ bahudhā́ víbandhuṣu
This garment hath now first come unto thee: bear thou it off, (and) bear off whatever fear thou hadst here of old. Knowing, pass thou along after thy iṣṭa and pūrta, where thy gifts are bestowed in many wise among thy several kindred.
एतत् त्वा वासः प्रथमं न्वागन्; अपैतदूह यदि हाबिभः पुरा। इष्टापूर्तमनुसंक्राम विद्वान्, यत्र ते दत्तं बहुधा विबन्धुषु।
Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (AV 18)
Devata: Vāsaḥ (as empowered covering); Iṣṭāpūrta (merit principle)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (longer pādas; AV 18.2 often metrically expansive)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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