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Sukta 20
सोमं॒ राजा॑न॒मव॑से॒ऽग्निं गी॒र्भिर्ह॑वामहे । आ॒दि॒त्यं विष्णुं॒ सूर्यं॑ ब्र॒ह्माणं॑ च॒ बृह॒स्पति॑म्
sómaṃ rā́jānam ávase ’gníṃ gīrbhír havāmahe | ādityáṃ víṣṇuṃ sū́ryaṃ bráhmāṇaṃ ca bṛ́haspátim
Soma the King for succour, and Agni with our hymns we call; the Āditya, Viṣṇu, Sūrya, and Brahmā, and Bṛhaspati.
अवसे सोमं राजानम्, अग्निं च गीर्भिः हवामहे। आदित्यं विष्णुं सूर्यं ब्रह्माणं च बृहस्पतिं च (हवामहे)।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Soma, Agni, Āditya, Viṣṇu, Sūrya, Brahman/Brahmā, Bṛhaspati
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (to be verified)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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