Atharva Veda 18.3

iyaṃ nārī patilokaṃ vṛṇānā ni padyata upa tvā martya pretam dharmaṃ purāṇam anupālayantī tasyai prajāṃ draviṇaṃ ceha dhehi

⌊Funeral verses.⌋

This woman, choosing her husband's world, lies down (ni-pad) by thee that art departed, O mortal, continuing to keep [her] ancient duty (dhárma); to her assign thou here progeny and property.

ud īrṣva nāry abhi jīvalokaṃ gatāsum etam upa śeṣa ehi hastagrābhasya dadhiṣos tavedaṃ patyur janitvam abhi saṃ babhūtha

Go up, O woman, to the world of the living; thou liest by (upa-çī) this one who is deceased: come! to him who grasps thy hand, thy second spouse (didhiṣú), thou hast now entered into the relation of wife to husband.

apaśyaṃ yuvatiṃ nīyamānāṃ jīvāṃ mṛtebhyaḥ pariṇīyamānām andhena yat tamasā prāvṛtāsīt prākto apācīm anayaṃ tad enām

I saw the maiden being led, being led about, alive, for the dead; as she was enclosed with blind darkness, then I led her off-ward (ápācī) from in front (prāktás).

prajānaty aghnye jīvalokaṃ devānāṃ panthām anusaṃcarantī ayaṃ te gopatis taṃ juṣasva svargaṃ lokam adhi rohayainam

Foreknowing, O inviolable one, the world of the living, moving together [with him] upon the road of the gods—this is thy herdsman (gópati); enjoy him; make him ascend to the heavenly (svargá) world.

upa dyām upa vetasam avattaro nadīnām agne pittam apām asi

Unto sky (div), unto reed, more helpful of streams; O Agni, gall of the waters art thou.

yaṃ tvam agne samadahas tam u nir vāpaya punaḥ kyāmbūr atra rohatu śāṇḍadūrvā vyalkaśā

Whom thou, O Agni, didst consume, him do thou extinguish again;, let there grow here the kyā́mbū, the çāṇḍadūrvā́, the vyàlkaçā.

idaṃ ta ekam pura ū ta ekaṃ tṛtīyena jyotiṣā saṃ viśasva saṃveśane tanvā cārur edhi priyo devānāṃ parame sadhasthe

Here is one for thee, beyond is one for thee; enter thou into union with the third light; at entrance be thou fair (cā́ru) with [thy] body, loved of the gods in the highest station.

ut tiṣṭha prehi pra dravaukaḥ kṛṇuṣva salile sadhasthe tatra tvaṃ pitṛbhiḥ saṃvidānaḥ saṃ somena madasva saṃ svadhābhiḥ

Rise thou, go forth, run forth; make thee a home (ókas) in the sea [as] station; there do thou, in concord with the Fathers, revel with soma, with the svadhā́s.

pra cyavasva tanvaṃ saṃ bharasva mā te gātrā vi hāyi mo śarīram mano niviṣṭam anusaṃviśasva yatra bhūmer juṣase tatra gaccha

Start (cyu) forward, collect (sam-bhṛ) thy body; let not thy limbs (gā́tra) nor thy frame (çárīra) be left out; enter together after thy mind that has entered; wherever in the world thou enjoyest, thither go.

varcasā māṃ pitaraḥ somyāso añjantu devā madhunā ghṛtena cakṣuṣe mā prataraṃ tārayanto jarase mā jaradaṣṭiṃ vardhantu

Let the soma-drinking (somyá) Fathers anoint me with splendor, the gods with honey, with ghee; making me pass further on unto sight, let them increase me, attaining old age, unto old age.

varcasā māṃ sam anaktv agnir medhāṃ me viṣṇur ny anaktv āsan rayiṃ me viśve ni yacchantu devāḥ syonā māpaḥ pavanaiḥ punantu

Let Agni anoint me completely with splendor; let Vishṇu anoint wisdom into my mouth; let all the gods fix wealth upon me; let pleasant waters purify me with purifiers.

mitrāvaruṇā pari mām adhātām ādityā mā svaravo vardhayantu varco ma indro ny anaktu hastayor jaradaṣṭiṃ mā savitā kṛṇotu

Mitra-and-Varuṇa have enclosed (pari-dhā) me; let the sacrificial posts of Aditi increase me; let Indra anoint splendor into my hands; let Savitar make me one attaining old age.

yo mamāra prathamo martyānāṃ yaḥ preyāya prathamo lokam etam vaivasvataṃ saṃgamanaṃ janānāṃ yamaṃ rājānaṃ haviṣā saparyata

Him who died first of mortals, who went forth first to that world, Vivasvant's son, assembler of people, king Yama honor ye with oblation.

parā yāta pitara ā ca yātāyaṃ vo yajño madhunā samaktaḥ datto asmabhyaṃ draviṇeha bhadraṃ rayiṃ ca naḥ sarvavīraṃ dadhāta

Go away, ye Fathers, and come; this sacrifice is all anointed with honey for you; both give to us here excellent property, and assign to us wealth having all heroes.

kaṇvaḥ kakṣīvān purumīḍho agastyaḥ śyāvāśvaḥ sobhary arcanānāḥ viśvāmitro 'yaṃ jamadagnir atrir avantu naḥ kaśyapo vāmadevaḥ

Let Kaṇva, Kakshīvant, Purumīḍha, Agastya, Çyāvāçva, Sobharī, Archanānas, Viçvāmitra, Jamadagni here, Atri, Kaçyapa, Vāmadeva, aid us.

viśvāmitra jamadagne vasiṣṭha bharadvāja gotama vāmadeva śardir no atrir agrabhīn namobhiḥ susaṃśāsaḥ pitaro mṛḍatā naḥ

O Viçvāmitra, Jamadagni, Vasishṭha, Bharadvāja, Gotama, Vāmadeva—Atri hath taken (grabh) our çardís with obeisances; ye Fathers of good report, be gracious to us.

kasye mṛjānā ati yanti ripram āyur dadhānāḥ prataraṃ navīyaḥ āpyāyamānāḥ prajayā dhanenādha syāma surabhayo gṛheṣu

They overpass defilement (riprá), wiping [it] off in the metal bowl (? kasyá), assuming further on newer life-time, filling themselves up with progeny and riches; then may we be of good odor in the houses.

añjate vy añjate sam añjate kratuṃ rihanti madhunābhy añjate sindhor ucchvāse patayantam ukṣaṇaṃ hiraṇyapāvāḥ paśum āsu gṛhṇate

They anoint, they anoint out (ví), they anoint together (sám); they lick the rite (? krátu), they smear (abhi-añj) with honey; the bull (ukṣán) flying in the upheaving of the river, the victim (paçú) do the gold-purifiers seize (gṛh) in them ⌊f.⌋.

yad vo mudraṃ pitaraḥ somyaṃ ca teno sacadhvaṃ svayaśaso hi bhūta te arvāṇaḥ kavaya ā śṛṇota suvidatrā vidathe hūyamānāḥ

What of you is joyous, O Fathers, and delectable (somyá), therewith be at hand (sac), for ye are of own splendor; do ye, rapid (? árvan) poets, listen, beneficent, invoked at the council.

ye atrayo aṅgiraso navagvā iṣṭāvanto rātiṣāco dadhānāḥ dakṣiṇāvantaḥ sukṛto ya u sthāsadyāsmin barhiṣi mādayadhvam

Ye who are Atris, An̄girases, Navagvas, having sacrificed, attached to giving (? rātiṣā́c), bestowers (dádhāna), and who are rich in sacrificial fees, well-doing—do ye revel, sitting on this barhís.

adhā yathā naḥ pitaraḥ parāsaḥ pratnāso agna ṛtam āśaśānāḥ śucīd ayan dīdhyata ukthaśasaḥ kṣāmā bhindanto aruṇīr apa vran

So then as our distant Fathers, the ancient ones, O Agni, sharpening the rite: they went to the bright, they shone,* ⌊should be shining⌋, praising with song; splitting the ground, they uncovered the ruddy ones.

sukarmānaḥ suruco devayanto ayo na devā janimā dhamantaḥ śucanto agniṃ vāvṛdhanta indram urvīm gavyāṃ pariṣadaṃ no akran

Of good actions, well-shining, pious, heavenly ones (devá), forging the generations as [smiths forge] metal, brightening Agni, increasing Indra, they have made for us a wide conclave (pariṣád), rich in kine.

ā yūtheva kṣumati paśvo akhyad devānāṃ janimānty ugraḥ martāsaś cid urvaśīr akṛpran vṛdhe cid arya uparasyāyoḥ

As herds at food (kṣúm), the formidable one hath looked over ⌊áti⌋ the cattle, the births of the gods, near by; mortals have lamented the urváçīs, unto the increase of the pious, of the next man.

akarma te svapaso abhūma ṛtam avasrann uṣaso vibhātīḥ viśvaṃ tad bhadraṃ yad avanti devā bṛhad vadema vidathe suvīrāḥ

We have made [sacrifices] for thee; we have been very active; the illuminating (vi-bhā) dawns have shone upon [our] rite (ṛtá); all that is excellent which the gods favor; may we talk big at the council, having good heroes.

indro mā marutvān prācyā diśaḥ pātu bāhucyutā pṛthivī dyām ivopari lokakṛtaḥ pathikṛto yajāmahe ye devānāṃ hutabhāgā iha stha

Let Indra with the Maruts protect me from the eastern quarter; arm-moved [is] the earth, as it were to the sky above; to the world-makers, the road-makers, do we sacrifice, whoever of you are here, sharing in the oblation of the gods.

dhātā mā nirṛtyā dakṣiṇāyā diśaḥ pātu bāhucyutā pṛthivī dyāṃ ivopari lokakṛtaḥ pathikṛto yajāmahe ye devānāṃ hutabhāgā iha stha

Let Dhātar protect me from perdition from the southern quarter; arm-moved etc. etc.

aditir mādityaiḥ pratīcyā diśaḥ pātu bāhucyutā pṛthivī dyām ivopari lokakṛtaḥ pathikṛto yajāmahe ye devānāṃ hutabhāgā iha stha

Let Aditi with the Ādityas protect me from the western quarter; arm-moved etc. etc.

somo mā viśvair devair udīcyā diśaḥ pātu bāhucyutā pṛthivī dyām ivopari lokakṛtaḥ pathikṛto yajāmahe ye devānāṃ hutabhāgā iha stha

Let Soma with all the gods protect me from the northern quarter; arm-moved etc. etc.

dhartā ha tvā dharuṇo dhārayātā ūrdhvaṃ bhānuṃ savitā dyām ivopari lokakṛtaḥ pathikṛto yajāmahe ye devānāṃ hutabhāgā iha stha

Dhartar the maintainer shall maintain thee aloft, as Savitar the light (bhānú) to the sky above; to the world-makers etc. etc.

prācyāṃ tvā diśi purā saṃvṛtaḥ svadhāyām ā dadhāmi bāhucyutā pṛthivī dyām ivopari lokakṛtaḥ pathikṛto yajāmahe ye devānāṃ hutabhāgā iha stha

In the eastern quarter, away from approach (?), do I set thee in svadhā́; arm-moved etc. etc.

dakṣiṇāyāṃ tvā diśi purā saṃvṛtaḥ svadhāyām ā dadhāmi bāhucyutā pṛthivī dyām ivopari lokakṛtaḥ pathikṛto yajāmahe ye devānāṃ hutabhāgā iha stha

In the southern quarter, away etc. etc.

pratīcyāṃ tvā diśi purā saṃvṛtaḥ svadhāyām ā dadhāmi bāhucyutā pṛthivī dyām ivopari lokakṛtaḥ pathikṛto yajāmahe ye devānāṃ hutabhāgā iha stha

In the western quarter, away etc. etc.

udīcyāṃ tvā diśi purā saṃvṛtaḥ svadhāyām ā dadhāmi bāhucyutā pṛthivī dyām ivopari lokakṛtaḥ pathikṛto yajāmahe ye devānāṃ hutabhāgā iha stha

In the northern quarter, away etc. etc.

dhruvāyāṃ tvā diśi purā saṃvṛtaḥ svadhāyām ā dadhāmi bāhucyutā pṛthivī dyām ivopari lokakṛtaḥ pathikṛto yajāmahe ye devānāṃ hutabhāgā iha stha

In the fixed quarter, away etc. etc.

ūrdhvāyāṃ tvā diśi purā saṃvṛtaḥ svadhāyām ā dadhāmi bāhucyutā pṛthivī dyām ivopari lokakṛtaḥ pathikṛto yajāmahe ye devānāṃ hutabhāgā iha stha

In the upward quarter, away etc. etc.

dhartāsi dharuṇo 'si vaṃsago 'si

Dhartar ('maintainer') art thou; maintaining art thou; bull (váṅsaga) art thou.

udapūr asi madhupūr asi vātapūr asi

Water-purifying art thou; honey-purifying art thou; wind-purifying art thou.

itaś ca māmutaś cāvatāṃ yame iva yatamāne yad aitam pra vāṃ bharan mānuṣā devayanto ā sīdatāṃ svam u lokaṃ vidāne

Both from here and from yonder let them (du.) aid me.

svāsasthe bhavatam indave no yuje vāṃ brahma pūrvyaṃ namobhiḥ vi śloka eti pathyeva sūriḥ śṛṇvantu viśve amṛtāsa etat

Be ye comfortable (? svā́sastha) for our soma. I yoke for you ancient worship (bráhman) with obeisances; the song (çlóka) goes forth like a patron (sūrí) on his road; let all the immortals hear that.

trīṇi padāni rūpo anv arohac catuṣpadīm anv etad vratena akṣareṇa prati mimīte arkam ṛtasya nābhāv abhi saṃ punāti

Three steps the form (?) ascended, it went (?) after the four-footed one (f.) with its course (vratá); it matches the song (arká) with the syllable; in the navel of right it purifies.

devebhyaḥ kam avṛṇīta mṛtyuṃ prajāyai kim amṛtaṃ nāvṛṇīta bṛhaspatir yajñam atanuta ṛṣiḥ priyāṃ yamas tanvam ā rireca

For the gods he chose death; for his progeny did he not choose immortality (amṛ́ta)? Brihaspati [as] seer extended the sacrifice; Yama left (ā-ric) his dear self (?).

tvam agna īḍito jātavedo 'vāḍḍhavyāni surabhīṇi kṛtvā prādāḥ pitṛbhyaḥ svadhayā te akṣann addhi tvaṃ deva prayatā havīṃṣi

Thou, O Agni, Jātavedas, being praised, hast carried the offerings, having made them fragrant; thou hast given to the Fathers; they have eaten after their wont (? svadháyā); eat thou, O god, the presented oblations.

āsīnāso aruṇīnām upasthe rayiṃ dhatta dāśuṣe martyāya putrebhyaḥ pitaras tasya vasvaḥ pra yacchata ta ihorjaṃ dadhāta

Sitting in the lap of the ruddy ones (f.), assign ye wealth to your mortal worshiper (dāçvā́ṅs); of that good, O Fathers, present ye to your sons; do ye bestow (dhā) refreshment here.

agniṣvāttāḥ pitara eha gacchata sadaḥsadaḥ sadata supraṇītayaḥ atto havīṃṣi prayatāni barhiṣi rayiṃ ca naḥ sarvavīraṃ dadhāta

Ye fire-sweetened Fathers, come hither; sit on each seat, well-conducting ones; eat on the barhís the presented oblations, and assign to us wealth having all heroes.

upahūtā naḥ pitaraḥ somyāso barhiṣyeṣu nidhiṣu priyeṣu ta ā gamantu ta iha śruvantv adhi bruvantu te 'vantv asmān

Called unto [are] our delectable (somyá) Fathers, to dear deposits on the barhís; let them come; let them listen here; let them bless, let them aid us.

ye naḥ pituḥ pitaro ye pitāmahā anūjahire somapīthaṃ vasiṣṭhāḥ tebhir yamaḥ saṃrarāṇo havīṃṣy uśann uśadbhiḥ pratikāmam attu

They who, our father's fathers, who [his] grandfathers, followed after (? anu-hā) the soma-drinking, best ones—with them let Yama, sharing his gift of oblations, he eager with them eager, eat at pleasure.

ye tātṛṣur devatrā jehamānā hotrāvidaḥ stomataṣṭāso arkaiḥ āgne yāhi sahasraṃ devavandaiḥ satyaiḥ kavibhir ṛṣibhir gharmasadbhiḥ

They who thirsted panting among the gods, knowers of offering, praise-fashioned, with songs (arká)—come, O Agni, with the thousand god-revering true poets, seers sitting at the gharmá.

ye satyāso havirado haviṣpā indreṇa devaiḥ sarathaṃ tureṇa āgne yāhi suvidatrebhir arvāṅ paraiḥ pūrvair ṛṣibhir gharmasadbhiḥ

The true, oblation-eating, oblation-drinking ⌊ones⌋, that [go] in alliance (sarátham) with the gods, with strong (turá) Indra—come hitherward, O Agni, with the beneficent, exalted (pára), ancient seers, sitting at the gharmá.

upa sarpa mātaraṃ bhūmim etām uruvyacasaṃ pṛthivīṃ suśevām ūrṇamradāḥ pṛthivī dakṣiṇāvata eṣā tvā pātu prapathe purastāt

Approach (upa-sṛp) thou this mother earth (bhū́mi), the wide-expanded earth (pṛthivī́), the very propitious; the earth (pṛthivī́) [is] soft as wool to him who has sacrificial gifts; let her protect thee on the forward road in front.

ucchvañcasva pṛthivi mā ni bādhathāḥ sūpāyanāsmai bhava sūpasarpaṇā mātā putraṃ yathā sicābhy enaṃ bhūma ūrṇuhi

Swell thou up, O earth; do not press down; be to him easy of access, easy of approach; as a mother her son with her skirt (síc), do thou, O earth (bhū́mi), cover him.

ucchvañcamānā pṛthivī su tiṣṭhatu sahasraṃ mita upa hi śrayantām te gṛhāso ghṛtaścutaḥ syonā viśvāhāsmai śaraṇāḥ santv atra

Let the earth kindly remain swelling up, for let a thousand props support (upa-çri) it; let these houses, dripping with ghee, pleasant, be forever a refuge for him there (átra).

ut te stabhnāmi pṛthivīṃ tvat parīmaṃ logaṃ nidadhan mo aham riṣam etāṃ sthūṇāṃ pitaro dhārayanti te tatra yamaḥ sādanā te kṛṇotu

I brace up (ut-stabh) the earth from about thee; setting down this clod (? logá), let me take no harm; this pillar do the Fathers maintain for thee; let Yama there make seats for thee.

imam agne camasaṃ mā vi jihvaraḥ priyo devānām uta somyānām ayaṃ yaś camaso devapānas tasmin devā amṛtā mādayantām

This bowl, O Agni, do not warp (vi-hvṛ); [it is] dear to the gods and the delectable [Fathers]; this bowl here for the gods to drink from—in it let the immortal gods revel.

atharvā pūrṇam camasam yam indrāyābibhar vājinīvate tasmin kṛṇoti sukṛtasya bhakṣaṃ tasmin induḥ pavate viśvadānim

The bowl that Atharvan bore full to Indra the vigorous, in that he makes a draught of what is well done; in that, soma (índu) ever purifies itself.

yat te kṛṣṇaḥ śakuna ātutoda pipīlaḥ sarpa uta vā śvāpadaḥ agniṣ ṭad viśvād agadaṃ kṛṇotu somaś ca yo brāhmaṇāṁ āviveśa

What of thee the black bird (çakuná) thrust at, the ant, the serpent, or also the beast of prey (çvā́pada), let the all-eating ⌊viçva-ád⌋ Agni make that free from disease, and the soma that hath entered the Brahmans.

payasvatīr oṣadhayaḥ payasvan māmakaṃ payaḥ apāṃ payaso yat payas tena mā saha śumbhatu

Rich in milk are the herbs; rich in milk is my milk; what is the milk of the milk of the waters, therewith let one beautify (çubh) me.

imā nārīr avidhavāḥ supatnīr āñjanena sarpiṣā saṃ spṛśantām anaśravo anamīvāḥ suratnā ā rohantu janayo yonim agre

Let these women, not widows, well-spoused, touch themselves with ointment, with butter; tearless, without disease, with good treasures, let the wives ascend first to the place of union.

saṃ gacchasva pitṛbhiḥ saṃ yameneṣṭāpūrtena parame vyoman hitvāvadyaṃ punar astam ehi saṃ gacchatāṃ tanvā suvarcāḥ

Unite thyself (sam-gam) with the Fathers, with Yama, with thy sacred and charitable works in the highest firmament; abandoning what is reproachful, come again home;—let him unite himself with a body, very splendid.

ye naḥ pituḥ pitaro ye pitāmahā ya āviviśur urv antarikṣam tebhyaḥ svarāḍ asunītir no adya yathāvaśaṃ tanvaḥ kalpayāti

They that are our father's fathers, that are [his] grandfathers, that entered the wide atmosphere—for them may the autocratic (svarā́j) second life today shape our bodies as he will.

śaṃ te nīhāro bhavatu śaṃ te pruṣvāva śīyatām śītike śītikāvati hlādike hlādikāvati maṇḍūky apsu śaṃ bhuva imaṃ sv agniṃ śamaya

Let the mist be weal for thee; let the frost fall down [as] weal for thee; O cool one, possessing cool ones; O refreshing one, possessing refreshing ones; mayest thou be with weal a she-frog in the waters; kindly pacify thou this fire.

vivasvān no abhayaṃ kṛṇotu yaḥ sutrāmā jīradānuḥ sudānuḥ iheme vīrā bahavo bhavantu gomad aśvavan mayy astu puṣṭam

Let Vivasvant make for us freedom from fear, he who is well-preserving, quick-giving (? -dā́nu), well-giving; let these heroes be many here; let there be in me prosperity (puṣṭá) rich in kine, rich in horses.

vivasvān no amṛtatve dadhātu paraitu mṛtyur amṛtaṃ na aitu imān rakṣatu puruṣān ā jarimṇo mo sv eṣām asavo yamaṃ guḥ

Let Vivasvant set us in immortality; let death go away; let what is immortal come to us; let [him] defend these men until old age; let not their life-breaths (ásu) go to Yama.

yo dadhre antarikṣe na mahnā pitṝṇāṃ kaviḥ pramatir matīnām tam arcata viśvamitrā havirbhiḥ sa no yamaḥ prataraṃ jīvase dhāt

He who maintains himself by his might, like [birds?] in the atmosphere, poet of the Fathers, favorer (? prámati) of prayers (matí)—him praise ye, all-befriended, with oblations; may that Yama give (dhā) us to live further on.

ā rohata divam uttamām ṛṣayo mā bibhītana somapāḥ somapāyina idaṃ vaḥ kriyate havir aganma jyotir uttamam

Ascend ye to the highest heaven; O seers, be not afraid; ye soma-drinkers, soma-drenchers, this oblation is made to you; we have gone to the highest light.

pra ketunā bṛhatā bhāty agnir ā rodasī vṛṣabho roravīti divaś cid antād upa mām ud ānaḍ apām upasthe mahiṣo vavardha

Agni shines forth with great show (ketú); the bull roars loudly unto the two firmaments (ródasī); ⌊even⌋ from the end of heaven he hath attained unto me (?); in the lap of the waters the buffalo increased.

nāke suparṇam upa yat patantaṃ hṛdā venanto abhyacakṣata tvā hiraṇyapakṣaṃ varuṇasya dūtaṃ yamasya yonau śakunaṃ bhuraṇyum

As, longing with the heart, they looked upon thee, flying up* [as] an eagle in the firmament (nā́ka), golden-winged messenger of Varuṇa, busy (bhuraṇyú) bird (çakuná) in the lair of Yama.

indra kratuṃ na ā bhara pitā putrebhyo yathā śikṣā ṇo asmin puruhūta yāmani jīvā jyotir aśīmahi

O Indra, bring us ability (krátu), as a father to his sons; help (çikṣ) us in this course (yā́man), O much-invoked one; may we, living, attain to light.

apūpāpihitān kumbhān yāṃs te devā adhārayan te te santu svadhāvanto madhumanto ghṛtaścutaḥ

What vessels covered (api-dhā) with cakes the gods maintained for thee, be they for thee rich in svadhā́, rich in honey, dripping with ghee.

yās te dhānā anukirāmi tilamiśrāḥ svadhāvatīḥ tās te santu vibhvīḥ prabhvīs tās te yamo rājānu manyatām

What grains I scatter along for thee, mixed with sesame, rich in svadhā́, be they for thee abundant (vibhú), prevailing; them let king Yama approve for thee.

punar dehi vanaspate ya eṣa nihitas tvayi yathā yamasya sādana āsātai vidathā vadan

Give back, O forest tree, him who is deposited here with thee, that in Yama's seat he may sit speaking counsels.

ā rabhasva jātavedas tejasvaddharo astu te śarīram asya saṃ dahāthainaṃ dhehi sukṛtām u loke

Take hold, O Jātavedas; let thy seizure (háras) be with sharpness (téjas-); his body do thou consume; then set him in the world of the well-doing.

ye te pūrve parāgatā apare pitaraś ca ye tebhyo ghṛtasya kulyaitu śatadhārā vyundatī

What Fathers of thine went away earlier and what later, for them let there go a brook of ghee, hundred-streamed, overflowing.

etad ā roha vaya unmṛjānaḥ svā iha bṛhad u dīdayante abhi prehi madhyato māpa hāsthāḥ pitṝṇāṃ lokaṃ prathamo yo atra

Ascend thou this, gaining (ud-mṛj) vigor (váyas); thine own [people] shine here greatly; go forth, unto [them],—be not left behind midway—unto the world of the Fathers that is first there.