Sukta 12
य इ॒मे द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी जनि॑त्री रू॒पैरपिं॑श॒द् भुव॑नानि॒ विश्वा॑ । तम॒द्य हो॑तरिषि॒तो यजी॑यान् दे॒वं त्वष्टा॑रमि॒हय॑क्षि वि॒द्वान्
yá imé dyā́vā-pṛthivī́ jánitrī rūpáir ápīṃśad bhúvanāni víśvā | tám adyá hotar iṣitó yájīyān deváṃ tváṣṭāram ihá yákṣi vidvā́n ||
He who with forms hath fashioned these two Begetters, Heaven and Earth, and wrought all worlds—him, today, O Hotṛ, impelled (to thy task), the more adorable God, Tvaṣṭṛ, here worship thou, as one that knoweth.
Der, der mit Gestalten diese beiden Erzeugerinnen, Himmel und Erde, geformt und alle Welten gewirkt hat—ihn, heute, o Hotṛ, zum Dienst angetrieben, den höchst verehrungswürdigen Gott Tvaṣṭṛ, verehre hier, du Wissender.
Rishi: RV-parallel suggests a Hotṛ-line seer; AV anukramaṇī attributions may differ by tradition.
Devata: Tvaṣṭṛ
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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