Mantra 3
Sukta 8
विशां च वै स सबन्धूनां चान्नस्य चान्नाद्यस्य च प्रियं धाम भवति य एवं वेद
viśā́m ca váí sá sábandhūnā́m cā́nnasya cānnā́dyasya ca priyáṃ dhā́ma bhavati yá eváṃ véda
He verily becometh a dear and favoured seat among the clans, among the kindred, and in respect of food and the enjoyment of food—whoso thus knoweth.
Rishi: Vrātya/collective Atharvanic tradition (Vrātya-kāṇḍa style; not a single named ṛṣi in many recensions)
Devata: Pratiṣṭhā (establishment) / Social body (Viś) as functional ‘deity’ in the prose-like Atharvanic formulation
Chandas: Mixed/prose-like Atharvanic style (not strict metrical ṛc)
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