Mantra 38
Sukta 3
इतश्च मामुतश्चावतां यमे इव यतमाने यदैतम्। प्र वां भरन् मानुषा देवयन्तो आ सीदतां स्वमु लोकं विदाने
itaś-cá mām útaś-cāvatāṁ yamé iva yátamāne yadā́ etám | prá vāṁ bháran mā́nuṣā devayánta ā́ sīdatāṁ svámu lokáṁ vidā́ne
From this side and from that side, as though in Yama’s domain, let them protect me, the twain who strive, when men, god-seeking, bear this one forth. Let them sit down, finding their own world, their proper realm.
愿从此方与彼方，如同在阎摩（Yama）之境，二者奋力者护佑我；当求神之人把此人抬送前行之时。愿他们坐下，得见自身之世界——其正当之境域。
Rishi: Antyeṣṭi/Pitṛmedha Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Dual protective guides/guardians associated with the path to Yama/Pitṛ-world (interpretation varies by tradition)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (by length and cadence; edition-dependent)
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