Mantra 13
Sukta 5
अग्नौ सूर्ये चन्द्रमसि मातरिश्वन् ब्रह्मचार्य१प्सु समिधमा दधाति । तासामर्चींषि पृथगभ्रे चरन्ति तासामाज्यं पुरुषो वर्षमापः
agnáu sū́rye candrámasi mātáriśvan brahmacā́ry apsú samídham ā́ dadhāti | tāsā́m arcī́ṃṣi pṛ́thag abhré caranti tāsā́m ā́jyaṃ púruṣo varṣám ā́paḥ ||
In Agni, in the Sun, in the Moon, O Mātariśvan, the Brahmacārin sets fuel within the waters. Their flames move each in its own wise, coursing in the cloud; of them the ghee is the Person, the rain the Waters.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (brahmacārin hymn-cycle)
Devata: Agni–Sūrya–Candra–Mātariśvan; Waters/Cloud (complex devatā cluster)
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (speculative bandhu style)
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