Sukta 2
सोम॑स्य जा॒या प्र॑थ॒मं ग॑न्ध॒र्वस्तेऽप॑रः॒ पतिः॑ । तृ॒तीयो॑ अ॒ग्निष्टे॒ पति॑स्तु॒रीय॑स्ते मनुष्य॒जाः
sómasya jāyā́ prathamáṃ gandharvás te ’páraḥ pátīḥ | tṛtī́yo agníṣ te pátis turī́yas te manuṣyajā́ḥ
Soma is thy spouse in the first estate; the Gandharva is thy next lord. Third is Agni for thy husband; fourth, the man-born (mortal) is thy mate.
Soma ist dein Gatte im ersten Stand; der Gandharva ist dein nächster Herr. Der dritte ist Agni als dein Ehemann; der vierte ist der von Menschen Geborene, der Sterbliche, dein Gefährte.
Rishi: Traditionally associated with marriage-hymn seers (Atharvanic transmission; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Soma, Gandharva, Agni, and the human husband as ritual agents
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant marriage-meter in AV/ṚV parallels)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: shringara
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