Mantra 8
Sukta 24
हिरण्यवर्णो अजरः सुवीरो जरामृत्युः प्रजया सं विशस्व । तदग्निराह तदु सोम आह बृहस्पतिः सविता तदिन्द्रः
híraṇyavarṇo ajáraḥ suvī́ro jarā́mṛtyuḥ prajā́yā sáṃ viśasva | tád agnír ā́ha tád u sóma ā́ha bṛ́haspátiḥ savitā́ tád índraḥ
Golden-hued, unaging, rich in goodly heroes—old age and death—enter thou in wholly, with progeny. That hath Agni said; that, indeed, hath Soma said; Bṛhaspati, Savitṛ—yea that hath Indra said.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late AV strata; specific attribution uncertain)
Devata: Longevity/progeny complex; deities as witnesses: Agni, Soma, Bṛhaspati, Savitṛ, Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like expansion (late, mixed cadence)
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