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Sukta 21
दिवं॑ पृथि॒वीमन्व॒न्तरि॑क्षं॒ ये वि॒द्युत॑मनुसं॒चर॑न्ति । ये दि॒क्ष्व॑१न्तर्ये वाते॑ अ॒न्तस्तेभ्यो॑ अ॒ग्निभ्यो॑ हु॒तम॑स्त्वे॒तत्
dívam pṛthivī́m ánv antárikṣaṃ yé vidyútam anusáṃcaranti | yé dikṣv àntar yé vā́te antás tébhyo agníbhyo hutám astv etát ||
They who range through heaven and earth and mid-air, who move attendant on the lightning; who are within the quarters, who are within the wind—to those Agnis be this oblation offered; let it be so.
Silang naglalakbay sa langit at lupa at sa hangin sa pagitan, na sumusunod sa kidlat; na naroon sa mga direksyon, na naroon sa hangin - sa mga Agni na ito, inihahandog ang alay na ito; mangyari nawa.
Rishi: Atharvanic transmission (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Agnis in the three worlds; lightning-Agni; directional/wind-Agni
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with extended syntactic span)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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