Sukta 2
अ॒सं॒बा॒धे पृ॑थि॒व्या उ॒रौ लो॒के नि धी॑यस्व । स्व॒धा याश्च॑कृ॒षे जीव॒न् तास्ते॑ सन्तु मधु॒श्चुतः॑
asaṃbādhé pṛthivyā́ uráu lóke ní dhīyasva | svadhā́ yā́ś cakṛṣé jīván tā́s te santu madhú-ścutaḥ ||
In Earth’s unstraitened, spacious region, in the wide world, be thou set down. The svadhās which thou didst fashion while living—let them for thee be sweetly dropping honey.
Rishi: Atharvanic funerary seer-tradition (anukramaṇī attribution varies)
Devata: Pṛthivī / Pitṛ-related svadhā-power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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