Sukta 3
प्र॒तीचीं॑ त्वा प्रती॒चीनः॒ शाले॒ प्रैम्यहिं॑सतीम्। अ॒ग्निर्ह्य॑१न्तराप॑श्च॒र्तस्य॑ प्रथ॒मा द्वाः
pratī́cīṃ tvā pratīcī́naḥ śā́le prá emi ahiṃsatī́m | agnír hí antará-āpaś ca r̥tásya prathamā́ dvā́ḥ ||
Westward-turned, turned toward me, O Hall, I enter thee—harmless, injuring none. For Agni, and the Waters within, are the first door of Order (Ṛta).
प्रतीचीं त्वा प्रतीचीनः शाले प्रैमि अहिंसतीम्, अनहिंसन्। अग्निर्ह्यन्तरापश्च ऋतस्य प्रथमा द्वाः।
Rishi: Atharvanic domestic corpus (not explicit here)
Devata: Agni; Āpaḥ; Ṛta as ordering principle
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
Primary: shanta
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