Mantra 3
Sukta 117
बोधा सु मे मघवन् वाचमेमां यां ते वसिष्ठो अर्चति प्रशस्तिम्। इमा ब्रह्म सधमादे जुषस्व
bódhā su me maghavan vā́cam emā́ṃ yā́ṃ te vásiṣṭho árcati práśastim | imā́ bráhma sadhámāde juṣasva
Awake, O bounteous one, to this my speech, the laudation which Vasiṣṭha chants for thee: these sacred formulations, at the common feast, do thou accept with favour.
Rishi: RV provenance; Vasiṣṭha is named as paradigmatic singer (not necessarily the AV compiler)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-type (to be confirmed).
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