Mantra 73
Sukta 3
एतदा रोह वय उन्मृजानः स्वा इह बृहदु दीदयन्ते । अभि प्रेहि मध्यतो माप हास्थाः पितॄनां लोकं प्रथमो यो अत्र
etád ā́ roha váya unmr̥jānáḥ svā́ ihá br̥hád u dīdayante | abhí préhi madhyató mā́pa hāsthāḥ pitṝṇā́ṁ lókaṁ prathamó yó átra |
Ascend thou this, cleansing away thy strength anew: thine own here shine forth in lofty splendour. Go on toward them through the midst; stand not aside: the world of the Fathers—he is foremost here who reaches it.
登上此处，重新涤净你的生命之力；你自身在此显出广大而崇高的光辉。穿行其中而前往，不要偏离：父祖之界——在此，最先抵达者为首。
Rishi: Funerary corpus tradition (variable)
Devata: Pitaraḥ (destination), with the deceased as direct addressee
Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh tendency (funerary guidance verses often show metrical looseness)
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