Atharva Veda 6.86.2: Kanda 6, Anuvaka 9, Sukta 86, Mantra 2
Sukta 86
स॒मु॒द्र ई॑शे स्र॒वता॑म॒ग्निः पृ॑थि॒व्या व॒शी। च॒न्द्रमा॒ नक्ष॑त्राणामीशे॒ त्वमे॑कवृ॒षो भ॑व
samudrá ī́śe sravatā́m agníḥ pṛthivyā́ vaśī́ | candrámā nákṣatrāṇām ī́śe tvám ekavṛ́ṣo bhava
The Ocean is lord of all that floweth; Agni, masterful, is lord of Earth; the Moon is lord of the Stars: do thou become the single Bull, pre-eminent.
Der Ozean ist Herr über alles, was fließt; Agni, der Mächtige, ist Herr der Erde; der Mond ist Herr der Sternbilder: werde du der eine Stier, der Hervorragende.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (verify via anukramaṇī)
Devata: Samudra; Agni; Candramas; and the empowered recipient
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; confirm by scansion)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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