Atharva Veda 4.15.1: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 15, Mantra 1
Sukta 15
वृष्टिः। स॒मुत्प॑तन्तु प्र॒दिशो॑ नभ॑स्वतीः॒ सम॒भ्राणि॒ वात॑जूतानि यन्तु । म॒ह॒ऋ॒ष॒भस्य॒ नद॑तो॒ नभ॑स्वतो वा॒श्रा आपः॑ पृथि॒वीं त॑र्पयन्तु
vr̥ṣṭíḥ | samútpatantu pradíśo nabhasvatī́ḥ sám abhrā́ṇi vātájūtāni yantu | mahār̥ṣabhásya nádataḥ nabhasvató vāśrā́ ā́paḥ pr̥thivī́ṃ tarpayantu
Rain. Let the cloud-bearing regions spring up together; let the wind-driven clouds move in a mass. Let the strong waters of the great Bull, of the thundering, clouded one, refresh and satisfy the Earth.
Regen. Mögen die wolkentragenden Gegenden gemeinsam emporsteigen; mögen die vom Wind getriebenen Wolken in geschlossener Masse ziehen. Mögen die starken Wasser des Großen Stieres—des donnernden, wolkenreichen—die Erde erquicken und sättigen.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic seers for rain-hymns (specific r̥ṣi depends on anukramaṇī)
Devata: Vṛṣṭi (Rain), Parjanya/Indra-like rain-bull, Āpaḥ (Waters)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like movement (longer cadence), though Atharvanic transmission may be irregular
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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