Mantra 21
Sukta 9
अष्ट जाता भूता प्रथमजर्तस्याष्टेन्द्रर्त्विजो दैव्या ये। अष्टयोनिरदितिरष्टपुत्राष्टमीं रात्रिमभि हव्यमेति
aṣṭá jātā́ bhūtā́ prathamajártasyāṣṭéndrartvíjo daivyā́ yé | aṣṭáyonir áditiḥ aṣṭáputrāṣṭamī́ṃ rā́trim abhí havyám eti ||
Eight beings are born of the first begetting; eight are Indra’s divine officiants who (serve). Eight-wombed is Aditi, eight-soned: unto the eighth Night she comes, toward the oblation.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (unspecified here)
Devata: Aditi (with Indra and divine ṛtvij-s as associated powers)
Chandas: Not securely determinable from excerpt alone
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