Atharva Veda 3.21.5: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 21, Mantra 5
Sukta 21
यं त्वा॒ होता॑रं॒ मन॑सा॒भि सं॑वि॒दुस्त्रयो॑दश भौव॒नाः पञ्च॑ मान॒वाः । व॒र्चो॒धसे॑ य॒शसे॑ सू॒नृता॑वते॒ तेभ्यो॑ अ॒ग्निभ्यो॑ हु॒तम॑स्त्वे॒तत्
yáṁ tvā hótāram mánasā́bhi saṁvidús tráyodaśa bhúvanāḥ páñca mānavā́ḥ | várcodhasé yáśase sūnṛ́tāvate tébhyo agníbhyo hútam astv etát
Thee, whom as Hotar they have with the mind acknowledged—thirteen are the worlds, and five the races of men—for increase of splendour, for fame, for possession of gracious truth: to those Fires let this oblation be offered.
A ti, a quem com a mente reconheceram como Hotar; treze são os mundos e cinco as raças dos homens; para o aumento do esplendor, para a fama, para a posse da verdade benfazeja (sūnṛtā) — a esses Agni seja oferecida esta oblação.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable)
Devata: Agni (as Hotar; plural fires as recipients in refrain)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (mixed)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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