Atharva Veda 2.34.5: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 34, Mantra 5
Sukta 34
प्र॒जा॒नन्तः॒ प्रति॑ गृह्णन्तु॒ पूर्वे॑ प्रा॒णमङ्गे॑भ्यः॒ पर्या॒चर॑न्तम्। दिवं॑ गच्छ॒ प्रति॑ तिष्ठा॒ शरी॑रैः स्व॒र्गं या॑हि प॒थिभि॑र्देव॒यानैः॑
prajānántaḥ práti gṛhṇantu pū́rve prāṇám aṅgébhyaḥ paryā́carantam | diváṃ gaccha práti tiṣṭha śárīraiḥ svargáṃ yāhi pathíbhir devayā́naiḥ ||
Let the Foregone, who know thee, receive thee to meet thee—thy Breath that roams about, departing from the members. Go thou to heaven; take thy station over against (them) with bodies: to Svarga go, by paths, by the god-leading ways.
ये पूर्वे प्रजानन्तः ते त्वां प्रति गृह्णन्तु—अङ्गेभ्यः पर्याचरन्तं प्राणम्। दिवं गच्छ; शरीरेभिः प्रति तिष्ठ। स्वर्गं याहि पथिभिर्देवयानैः।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages; specific r̥ṣi attribution for 2.34 varies by anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Pitṛs (the Fathers) and the departing Prāṇa as the addressed/managed power.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; with Atharvanic metrical flexibility).
Primary: karuna
Secondary: shanta
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