Sukta 102
वृषो अग्निः समिध्यतेऽश्वो न देववाहनः । तं हविष्मन्तः ईलते
vṛ́ṣo agníḥ samídhyate’śvó na devávāhanaḥ | táṃ havíṣmantaḥ īḷate ||
Bull-like is Agni kindled, like a horse, the Gods’ conveyance: him do the offerers, rich in oblation, hymn and invoke.
Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (Agni hymn material reused in AV 20; traditional attribution varies by RV source-hymn)
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (style; AV 20 often preserves RV meters)
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