Mantra 2
Sukta 7
सुहवमग्ने कृत्तिका रोहिणी चास्तु भद्रं मृगशिरः शमार्द्रा। पुनर्वसू सूनृता चारु पुष्यो भानुराश्लेषा अयनं मघा मे
suhávam agne kṛ́ttikā rohíṇī cá̄stu bhadráṃ mṛgaśíraḥ śámā́rdrā́ | púnarvasū sūnṛ́tā cā́ru púṣyo bhā́nur āśleṣā́ ayánaṃ maghā́ me ||
Easy to invoke, O Agni—let Kṛttikā and Rohiṇī be auspicious; let Mṛgaśiras be welfare, and Ārdrā be peace. Punarvasū, gracious Truth, fair Puṣya, radiant Āśleṣā—let Maghā be my course.
Rishi: Anonymous/traditional for nakṣatra liturgy
Devata: Agni (as mediator) and the named Nakṣatras
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like
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