"Ṛta" is also frequently used in reference to various Vedic deities.Thus, Bṛhaspati is referred to as possessing a powerful bow with ""Ṛta" as its string" and as one prepared to "mount the chariot of "Ṛta""; Agni is described as one who is "desirous of "Ṛta"", one who is ""Ṛta"-minded" and as he who "spread Heaven and Earth by "Ṛta""; the Maruts are referred to as "rejoicing in the house of "Ṛta"" and as "knowers of "Ṛta""; Ushas is described as having been "placed at the root of "Ṛta""; Varuna is praised as "having the form of "Ṛta"" and, along with Mitra as Mitra-Varuna, as "destroying the foes by "Ṛta"" and as "professing "Ṛta" by "Ṛta"".