Anuvaka 1

Various Rishis

Kanda 125 Suktas304 Mantras

Suktas in Anuvaka 1

Sukta 1

Rishi: Traditionally attributed within the Bhūmi-sūkta complex (often treated as Atharvanic/Angirasic tradition rather than a single named ṛṣi). | Devata: Pṛthivī (Earth) | 63 Mantras

Sukta 2

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for this kṣema–śānti material) | Devata: Agni (as purifier; Saṅkasuka as named form/function of Agni) | 55 Mantras

Rishi: Traditionally connected with Pitṛ/Śrāddha liturgy in AV 12.3 (Ancestral complex; specific r̥ṣi attributions vary by anukramaṇī tradition). | Devata: Yama with the Pitṛs (ancestral collective). | 60 Mantras

Sukta 4

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (as typical for many AV domestic-apotropaic verses; hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition) | Devata: Apotropaic address to misfortune/hostile agents (alakṣmī-type personifications rather than a single deva) | 53 Mantras

Sukta 5

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution for this legal-protective material (hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition). | Devata: Go (Cow) as sacral power; Mṛtyu as punitive horizon; Brahman as weaponized sacred authority. | 73 Mantras

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