Viśvedevāḥ
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all-gods · all the Viśve Devās
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Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
The collective body of all gods, invoked as protectors in two separate hymns.
May all the Viśvedevāḥ be my protectors;
May Agni be my protector, and all the Maruts, and all the Viśve Devās guard what has been cooked.
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.
Then, covering it with *darbha* grass, lift it, // Ang_1.
"The place of the *Viśvedevāḥ* is here in the Āhavanīya fire.
one should give that water into his hand as the *arghya* offering.