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Sukta 21
हिर॑ण्यपाणिं सवि॒तार॒मिन्द्रं॒ बृह॒स्पतिं॒ वरु॑णं मि॒त्रम॒ग्निम्। विश्वा॑न् दे॒वानङ्गि॑रसो हवामह इ॒मं क्रव्यादं॑ शमयन्त्व॒ग्निम्
híraṇyapā́ṇiṃ savitā́ram índraṃ bृहáspátiṃ váruṇaṃ mítram agním | víśvān devā́n áṅgiraso havāmahe imáṃ kravyā́daṃ śamayantv agním ||
Savitar of the golden hand, Indra, Bṛhaspati, Varuṇa, Mitra, Agni—yea, all the Gods, and the Angirases we invoke: let them make calm this flesh-devouring Agni.
我等呼唤金手的萨维特尔(Savitar)、因陀罗(Indra)、布里哈斯帕提(Bṛhaspati)、伐楼那(Varuṇa)、密特拉(Mitra)、阿耆尼(Agni);并呼唤一切天神与安吉罗萨(Aṅgirasa)诸圣——愿他们使这食肉之阿耆尼平息安宁。
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras affiliation implied by invocation (formal r̥ṣi per anukramaṇī varies)
Devata: All-deities (Viśve Devāḥ) with focus on Agni (kravyād)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with list-invocation expansion)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: bhayankara
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