Mantra 4
Sukta 25
आदङ्गिराः प्रथमं दधिरे वय इद्धाग्नयः शम्या ये सुकृत्यया । सर्वं पणेः समविन्दन्त भोजनमश्वावन्तं गोमन्तमा पशुं नरः
ā́d aṅgirā́ḥ prathamáṃ dadhire váya iddhā́gnayaḥ śamyā́ yé sukṛtyáyā | sárvaṃ paṇéḥ sám avindanta bhójanam aśvā́vantaṃ gómantam ā́ paśúṃ náraḥ ||
Then the Angirases first established vital power; the kindled Fires, by the Śamyā, they who by well-wrought rite. All sustenance from the Paṇi they won back together—food rich in horses, rich in kine, yea, cattle besides—for men.
Rishi: Angiras/Atharvanic tradition (RV-derived; AV 20 is largely Rigvedic reprise)
Devata: Agni and the Angirasas as ritual exemplars; implicit Indraic wealth-recovery frame (Paṇi motif)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (Rigvedic-style; AV 20 hymns commonly preserve RV meters)
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