Mantra 32
Sukta 3
नवं बर्हिरोदनाय स्तृणीत प्रियं हृदश्चक्षुषो वल्ग्वऽस्तु । तस्मिन् देवाः सह दैवीर्विशन्त्विमं प्राश्नन्त्वृतुभिर्निषद्य
návaṃ barhír odanā́ya stṛṇīta priyáṃ hṛdáś cákṣuṣo valgú astu | tásmin devā́ḥ sahá daivī́r viśantu imáṃ prā́śnantu ṛtúbhir niṣádya ||
Strew new barhis for the rice-dish; let it be dear to heart and lovely to the eye. Thereon let the Gods enter, with the divine Powers beside them; let them partake of this, seated with the ordered Seasons.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (AV 12); specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī.
Devata: Devas collectively; Daivīs (divine powers/goddesses); Ṛtus (Seasons) as supporting cosmic order.
Chandas: Mixed/expanded meter (often Triṣṭubh-like).
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