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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (sūkta attributed in the AV to an Atharvan/Āṅgirasa stream; exact r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra–Vāyu (dual)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant cadence; AV anuṣṭubh with minor irregularities)
Mantra 1
रयिसंवर्धनम्। ५ अग्निः, ६ इन्द्रवायू, ७ अर्यमा, बृहस्पतिः, इन्द्रः, वातः, विष्णुः, सरस्वती, सविता, वाजी, ८ विश्वा भुवनानि, अ॒यं ते॒ योनि॑रृ॒त्वियो॒ यतो॑ जा॒तो अरो॑चथाः । तं जा॒नन्न॑ग्न॒ आ रो॒हाधा॑ नो बर्धय र॒यिम्
This is thy womb, O ritual-born, whence, being born, thou hast shone abroad. Knowing him, O Agni, ascend hither; then for us increase thou wealth.
Mantra 2
अग्ने॒ अच्छा॑ वदे॒ह नः॑ प्र॒त्यङ् नः॑ सु॒मना॑ भव । प्र णो॑ यच्छ विशां पते धन॒दा अ॑सि न॒स्त्वम्
O Agni, speak hither unto us; turned toward us be thou of gracious mind. Bestow thou forth for us, O Lord of the clans: a giver of wealth art thou for us—thou.
Mantra 3
प्र णो॑ यच्छत्वर्य॒मा प्र भगः॒ प्र बृह॒स्पतिः॑ । प्र दे॒वीः प्रोत सू॒नृता॑ र॒यिं दे॒वी द॑धातु मे
May Aryaman bestow forth for us; forth Bhaga, forth Bṛhaspati. Forth may the Goddesses, and also Sūnṛtā: may the Goddess set wealth for me.
Mantra 4
सोमं॒ राजा॑न॒मव॑से॒ऽग्निं गी॒र्भिर्ह॑वामहे । आ॒दि॒त्यं विष्णुं॒ सूर्यं॑ ब्र॒ह्माणं॑ च॒ बृह॒स्पति॑म्
Soma the King for succour, and Agni with our hymns we call; the Āditya, Viṣṇu, Sūrya, and Brahmā, and Bṛhaspati.
Mantra 5
त्वं नो॑ अग्ने अ॒ग्निभि॒र्ब्रह्म॑ य॒ज्ञं च॑ वर्धय । त्वं नो॑ देव॒ दात॑वे र॒यिं दाना॑य चोदय
Thou, O Agni, with thy fires increase for us both sacred power and sacrifice. Thou, O God, to give unto us, impel wealth unto the gift.
Mantra 6
इ॒न्द्र॒वा॒यू उ॒भावि॒ह सु॒हवे॒ह ह॑वामहे । यथा॑ नः॒ सर्व॒ इज्जनः॒ संग॑त्यां सु॒मना॒ अस॒द् दान॑कामश्च नो॒ भुव॑त्
Indra and Vāyu—both, here—easy to be invoked, here we call upon you; that for us every man, in the meeting-together, may sit well-minded, and may be for us one that desireth to give.
Mantra 7
अ॒र्य॒मणं॒ बृह॒स्पति॒मिन्द्रं॒ दाना॑य चोदय । वातं॒ विष्णुं॒ सर॑स्वतीं सवि॒तारं॑ च वा॒जिन॑म्
Aryaman, Bṛhaspati, Indra—impel thou unto giving; Vāta, Viṣṇu, Sarasvatī, and Savitar, and the prize-winning Power.
Mantra 8
वाज॑स्य॒ नु प्र॑स॒वे सं ब॑भूविमे॒मा च॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॑नान्य॒न्तः । उ॒तादि॑त्सन्तं दापयतु प्रजा॒नन् र॒यिं च॑ नः॒ सर्व॑वीरं॒ नि य॑छ
Now, at the impulse of gain, it hath come wholly to pass—these here, and all the worlds within. Yea, even one that already hath, let the knowing one cause to give; and for us bestow wealth, firm-set, all-heroed.
Mantra 9
दु॒ह्रां मे॒ पञ्च॑ प्र॒दिशो॑ दु॒ह्रामु॒र्वीर्य॑थाब॒लम्। प्रापे॑यं सर्वा॒ आकू॑ती॒र्मन॑सा॒ हृद॑येन च
Milking for me be the five regions—milking, with wide might and strength. May I attain all purposes, with mind and with heart as well.
Mantra 10
गो॒सनिं॒ वाच॑मुदेयं॒ वर्च॑सा मा॒भ्युदि॑हि । आ रु॑न्धां स॒र्वतो॑ वा॒युस्त्वष्टा॒ पोषं॑ दधातु मे
A cow-winning speech may I send forth; with splendour shine thou upon me. From every side let Vāyu enclose (and guard); let Tvaṣṭṛ set nourishment upon me.
It is used to secure prosperity (rayi) together with social harmony—so a meeting or council proceeds without quarrel and people become willing to give and support shared aims.
As a dual deity they represent coordinated strength and vital breath: the power to move a group as one body, overcome obstruction, and energize concord and generosity in a gathering.
No specific herbs or amulets are indicated; the practical ritual focus is the properly established fire (Agni) and the directed intention that the assembly be well-minded and generous.
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