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Inviting the deity to be present in the image.
The thousand-headed Purusha — the first verse of the Purusha Sukta, Rigveda 10.90.1.
The Vedic Ganapati verse — we call on you, lord of the hosts, wisest of the wise. Rigveda 2.23.1.
The first verse of the Shri Suktam, asking Agni to summon Lakshmi — Shri Suktam 1.
The golden womb arose first, the one lord of all that came to be — and the hymn ends each verse by asking which god to worship.
Shankara's opening verse to Annapurna of Kashi: give alms, mother.
The Goddess speaks in the first person: I move with the Rudras, the Vasus, the Adityas. Rigveda 10.125.1.
The wise always see that highest step of Vishnu, spread out like an eye in the sky. Rigveda 1.22.20.
The opening verse of the Mahalakshmi Ashtakam, traditionally recited by Indra.