Deities of Anuvaka 3
- SSuryaSūrya
Protector/destroyer (burns and reverses hatred)
In 1 hymn
- CChandraCandra (Soma / Moon)
Protector (returns hostility with tejas)
In 1 hymn
- AApasĀpaḥ (Waters)
Purifier/protector (luminous reversal of sorcery)
In 1 hymn
- YYatus / HetiYātus / Heti (hostile agencies, personified)
Destroyer (forced to recoil upon sender)
In 1 hymn
- PPrishniparniPṛśniparṇī (herb-deity)
Healer/protector (cuts hostile forces; guards pregnancy)
In 1 hymn
- BBrihaspatiBṛhaspati
Protector/provider (guides and secures cattle/wealth)
In 1 hymn
- OOshadhiOṣadhi (Herb, generic)
Healer/protector (guards the eater; defeats hostile seizure)
In 1 hymn
- MMitra-VarunaMitra-Varuṇa
Protector/regulator (orderly guardianship; averts jarā-mṛtyu)
In 1 hymn
- AAgni
Protector/healer (heat as life-stabilizer and auspicious force)
In 2 hymns
- TTvashtriTvaṣṭṛ
Healer/creator (forms and stabilizes long life)
In 1 hymn
- VVayuVāyu (Wind)
Enabler (analogical force in attraction charm)
In 1 hymn
