Sukta 21
हिरण्यपाणिं सवितारमिन्द्रं बृहस्पतिं वरुणं मित्रमग्निम्। विश्वान् देवानङ्गिरसो हवामह इमं क्रव्यादं शमयन्त्वग्निम्
híraṇyapā́ṇiṃ savitā́ram índraṃ bृहáspátiṃ váruṇaṃ mítram agním | víśvān devā́n áṅgiraso havāmahe imáṃ kravyā́daṃ śamayantv agním ||
Savitar of the golden hand, Indra, Bṛhaspati, Varuṇa, Mitra, Agni—yea, all the Gods, and the Angirases we invoke: let them make calm this flesh-devouring Agni.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras affiliation implied by invocation (formal r̥ṣi per anukramaṇī varies)
Devata: All-deities (Viśve Devāḥ) with focus on Agni (kravyād)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with list-invocation expansion)
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