Mantra 5
Sukta 58
यज्ञस्य चक्षुः प्रभृतिर्मुखं च वाचा श्रोत्रेण मनसा जुहोमि । इमं यज्ञं विततं विश्वकर्मणा देवा यन्तु सुमनस्यमानाः
yajñásya cákṣuḥ prábhṛtir múkhaṃ ca vācā́ śrótreṇa mánasā juhomi | imáṃ yajñáṃ vítataṃ viśvákarmanā́ devā́ yantu sumanasyámānāḥ
The Sacrifice’s eye, its source, its mouth—these with speech, with hearing, with mind I offer. This sacrifice, spread forth by Viśvakarman, let the Gods approach, graciously consenting.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late AV; variable attribution)
Devata: Viśvakarman; the Gods collectively; Yajña personified
Chandas: Late AV mixed; Anuṣṭubh-like with expansions
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