Mantra 3
Sukta 9
येनेन्द्राय समभरः पयांस्युत्तमेन ब्रह्मणा जातवेदः । तेन त्वमग्न इह वर्धयेमं सजातानां श्रैष्ठ्य आ धेह्येनम्
yénendrā́ya samábharaḥ páyāṁsy uttaména bráhmaṇā jātavedaḥ | téna tvám agne ihá vardhayemáṁ sajātā́nāṁ śráiṣṭhyam ā́ dhehy enam ||
With that wherewith, O Jātavedas, thou didst gather for Indra the milky juices by the highest brahman,—with that, O Agni, here increase this man; among his peers set thou upon him pre-eminence.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn attributed in the AV anukramaṇī to an Atharvan/Angiras-type seer; exact assignment depends on the anukramaṇī tradition consulted).
Devata: Agni Jātavedas (as installer of prosperity and rank); Indra appears as paradigmatic recipient of the earlier ‘pāyāṁsi’.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (11-syllable pādas; AV practice often preserves RV-like meters in such invocations).
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