Mantra 15
Sukta 4
अग्निर्होताध्वर्युष्टे बहस्पतिरिन्द्रो ब्रह्मा दक्षिणतस्ते अस्तु । हुतोऽयं संस्थितो यज्ञ एति यत्र पूर्वमयनं हुतानाम्
agnír hotā́dhvaryús te bṛ́haspátir índro bráhmā dakṣiṇatás te astu | hutó ’yáṃ sáṃsthito yajñá etí yátra pū́rvam áyanaṃ hutā́nām ||
Agni is thy Hotṛ, thy Adhvaryu; Bṛhaspati, Indra, and the Brahman be on thy right. Offered, this sacrifice—well-established—goes on, where of old is the course of the offered.
Rishi: Atharvanic funerary tradition (specific attribution varies by edition for AV 18.4).
Devata: Agni; also Bṛhaspati, Indra, and Brahmanic power as protective ensemble
Chandas: Mixed/expanded; likely Triṣṭubh-family (verify per edition)
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