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Viśvavārā Ātreyī

विश्ववारा

Viśvavārā Ātreyī

Viśvavārā composed the short dawn hymn Ṛgveda 5.28, invoking Agni as the fire kindled at daybreak. Of the Atri lineage, she is among the ṛṣikās whose hymn remains in liturgical use.

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Era
Ṛgvedic (traditional)
field
Vedic hymnody, Agni ritual
sourcing
textually attested

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