Mantra 1
Sukta 16
स्वस्तये प्रार्थना। प्रातरग्निं प्रातरिन्द्रं हवामहे प्रातर्मित्रावरुणा प्रातरश्विना । प्रातर्भगं पूषणं ब्रह्मणस्पतिं प्रातः सोममुत रुद्रं हवामहे
prā́tar agníṃ prā́tar índraṃ havāmahe prā́tar mitrā́váruṇā prā́tar aśvínā | prā́tar bhágaṃ pūṣáṇaṃ bráhmaṇaspátiṃ prā́taḥ sómam utá rudráṃ havāmahe
At morning we invoke Agni; at morning Indra we invoke; at morning Mitra and Varuṇa; at morning the Aśvins. At morning Bhaga, Pūṣan, and Brahmaṇaspati; at morning Soma, and also Rudra, we invoke.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic transmission; hymn is a svastyayana-style invocation (specific ṛṣi attribution varies by ancillary tradition).
Devata: Agni, Indra, Mitra-Varuṇa, Aśvins, Bhaga, Pūṣan, Brahmaṇaspati, Soma, Rudra
Chandas: Gāyatrī/Anuṣṭubh-mixed invocation style (catalogue-verse; metrical classification varies by pada division)
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