Sukta 2
चि॒त्रं दे॒वानां॑ के॒तुरनी॑कं॒ ज्योति॑ष्मान् प्र॒दिशः॒ सूर्य॑ उ॒द्यन्। दि॒वा॒क॒रोऽति॑ द्यु॒म्नैस्तमां॑सि॒ विश्वा॑तारीद् दुरि॒तानि॑ शु॒क्रः
citrám devā́nāṃ ketúr anī́kaṃ jyótiṣmān pradíśaḥ sū́rya udyán | divākaró ’ti dyumnáis tamā́ṃsi víśvātārīd duritā́ni śukráḥ
Wondrous, the gods’ bright signal, the luminous face—Sun, arising, (illumining) the quarters. The maker of day, with splendors, hath passed beyond the darknesses; the bright one hath carried us over all evils.
Wunderbar ist das Zeichen der Götter, das lichtvolle Antlitz, voll Glanz — die Sonne, aufgehend, erhellt die Himmelsrichtungen. Der Tagmacher hat mit seinen Strahlen die Finsternisse überschritten; der Leuchtende hat uns über alle Übel und Verfehlungen hinübergetragen.
Rishi: Solar seer tradition; verify in anukramaṇī.
Devata: Sūrya (Divākara).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (verify).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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