Mantra 4
Sukta 82
अन्वग्निरुषसामग्रमख्यदन्वहानि प्रथमो जातवेदाः । अनु सूर्य उषसो अनु रश्मीननु द्यावापृथिवी आ विवेश
ánv agnír uṣásām ágram akhyad ánv áhāni prathamó jātávedāḥ | ánu sū́rya uṣáso ánu raśmī́n ánu dyā́vā-pṛthivī́ ā́ viveśa
After the Dawns did Agni first show forth his front; after the days, Jātavedas, first-born in might. After the Sun, after the Dawns, after his rays, he entered in—yea, into Heaven and Earth he passed.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact ṛṣi attribution for this late book hymn is variable in ancillary lists)
Devata: Agni (with Uṣas and Sūrya as associated powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/late Atharvanic metrical practice)
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