the sacrificial fire; and  Soma , the sacred potion or the plant it is made from. Equally prominent gods are the  Adityas  or Asura gods  Mitra – Varuna and  Ushas  (the dawn). Also invoked are  Savitr ,  Vishnu ,  Rudra ,  Pushan ,  Brihaspati  or  Brahmanaspati , as well as deified