Mantra 1
Sukta 43
यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह। अग्निर्मा तत्र नयत्वग्निर्मेधा दधातु मे । अग्नये स्वाहा
yátra bráhmavido yā́nti dīkṣáyā tápasā sahá | agnír mā tátra nayatv agnír medhā́ dadhātu me | agnáye svā́hā
Where the knowers of brahman go, with consecration and with austerity—thither let Agni lead me; let Agni set intelligence within me. To Agni—svāhā!
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (not explicit here)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (two short pādas + refrain with svāhā; exact scansion requires audit)
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