Mantra 5
Sukta 35
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 viśvákarmāṇā devā́ yántu sumanasyámānāḥ ||
With speech, with hearing, with the mind I offer—the Sacrifice’s eye, its first beginning, and its mouth. Unto this Sacrifice, spread forth and duly fashioned by Viśvakarman, let the Gods come, graciously and of kindly thought.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this section; often treated as a general yajña-prayoga verse).
Devata: Viśvakarman and the collective Devāḥ (as recipients/approachers of the rite).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (Atharvanic mixed meters occur; this verse scans closer to a triṣṭubh/jagatī style rather than anuṣṭubh).
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