Rigveda 10.015.06
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 15 · Verse 10.15.6
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
आच्या॒ जानु॑ दक्षिण॒तो नि॒षद्ये॒मं य॒ज्ञम॒भि गृ॑णीत॒ विश्वे॑ । मा हिं॑सिष्ट पितरः॒ केन॑ चिन्नो॒ यद्व॒ आगः॑ पुरु॒षता॒ करा॑म
ācyā jānu dakṣiṇato niṣadyemaṃ yajñamabhi gṛṇīta viśve mā hiṃsiṣṭa pitaraḥ kena cinno yadva āgaḥ puruṣatā karāma
Sit down with the right knee forward and proclaim this sacrifice to all. Do not harm, O fathers, by any deed that would make the coming (portion) lesser than a man’s handiwork.
Having sat down on the right side withbended knee, do you all accept this sacrifice. Harm us notPitṛs, for any offence which through human (infirmity) we may have committed towards you.
Bowing your bended knees and seated southward, accept this sacrifice of ours with favour. Punish us not for any sin, O Fathers, which we through human frailty have committed.