Mantra 13
Sukta 2
अग्निर्यव इन्द्रो यवः सोमो यवः । यवयावानो देवा यावयन्त्वेनम्
agnír yáva índro yávaḥ sómo yávaḥ | yavayā́vāno devā́ yāvayantu enam ||
Agni is barley, Indra is barley, Soma is barley: the gods, possessed of barley—aye, of driving-away—let them drive him hence.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (hymn-level attribution varies)
Devata: Agni, Indra, Soma (as powers resident in yava); collectively the Devas
Chandas: Gāyatrī-like brevity / mixed (often treated as a short tri-pāda charm-verse)
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