Vāstoṣpati
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Vāstoṣpati ("house-protector", an inflected compound of vāstos, the Genitive of vāstu "house" and pati "lord") is a Rigvedic deity presides over the foundation of a house or homestead, addressed in RV 7.65. It is also a name of Rudra.