Sukta 16
अग्ने॑ वैश्वानर॒ विश्वै॑र्मा दे॒वैः पा॑हि॒ स्वाहा॑
ágné vaiśvānara víśvair mā deváiḥ pā́hi svā́hā
O Agni Vaiśvānara, with all the Gods do thou protect me: svāhā.
ஓ அக்னி வைஶ்வானரனே, எல்லா தேவர்களுடனும் என்னைக் காப்பாயாக—ஸ்வாஹா।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this hymn; commonly aligned with Atharvan/Āṅgirasa strata for protective material).
Devata: Agni Vaiśvānara (with the Viśve Devāḥ as co-invoked protectors)
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh-type cadence (short protective formula; exact metrical classification may be treated as pragmatic/ritual rather than strict prosody).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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