Sukta 22
मित्रश्च वरुणश्चेन्द्रो रुद्रश्च चेततु । देवासो विश्वधायसस्ते माञ्जन्तु वर्चसा
mitráś ca váruṇaś céndro rudráś ca cetatu | devā́so viśvá-dhāyasaḥ té māñjantu várcasā ||
May Mitra and Varuṇa, and Indra and Rudra, give heed. May the Gods, sustainers of the whole, anoint me with splendour.
Rishi: Atharvanic (Anukramaṇī uncertain/variable)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa, Indra, Rudra; collectively Devāḥ
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; two pādas with compact cadence)
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