A kind of [[sacred-orality]], often utilizes [[poetics]] (i.e. meter) [[sacred-orality]] --- - Asking (a favor of a god) PIE `*prek̑ -` ## To Deities [[prayer-sun]] ### Morning [Suprabhatam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suprabhatam) ### Keep the Wolf Away May we obtain sunlight to keep the wolf at bay we choose this refreshment of the gods today svàrvat jyótiḥ avr̥kám naśīmahi | tát devā́nām ávaḥ adyá vr̥ṇīmahe || [[rv10-036-03c-d-wolf]]c-d ## Method: arms raised [[mees2015]]