Viśvedevāḥ
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all-gods · all the Viśve Devās
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
The collective body of all gods, invoked as protectors in two separate hymns.
May Agni be my protector, and all the Maruts, and all the Viśve Devās guard what has been cooked.
May all the Viśvedevāḥ be my protectors;
Rigveda
Collective of all the gods invoked together.
O all-gods (Viśvedevāḥ), come hither;
Āṅgirasa Smṛti
The collective 'all-gods' invoked and worshipped alongside the ancestors throughout the śrāddha.
Having accepted the grace of the *Viśvedevāḥ* (विश्वेदेवाः) and the grace of the ancestors, // Ang_1.
For the invitation of the *Viśvedevāḥ*, the pair of mantras beginning '*Uśantastvā.
Having addressed the *Viśvedevāḥ* and the ancestors and recited their names, with the aforementioned mantra, one should present the *viṣṭara*.