Mantra 11
Sukta 12
सद्यो जातो व्यऽमिमीत यज्ञमग्निर्देवानामभवत् पुरोगाः । अस्य होतुः प्रशिष्यृतस्य वाचि स्वाहाकृतं हविरदन्तु देवाः
sadyó jātó vy-àmimīta yajñám agnír devā́nām abhavat puró-gāḥ | asyá hotúḥ prá-śiṣyṛtasya vā́ci svā́hā-kṛtaṃ havír adantu devā́ḥ ||
New-born, straightway he measured out the sacrifice: Agni became the gods’ forerunner. In the speech of this well-instructed Hotṛ, let the Gods eat the oblation made fast with Svāhā.
Rishi: RV-style ritual seer attribution; AV anukramaṇī may assign within the 5th kāṇḍa corpus.
Devata: Agni; collectively the Devas as recipients
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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