Mantra 7
Sukta 2
सुखं सूर्य रथमंशुमन्तं स्योनं सुवह्निमधि तिष्ठ वाजिनम्। यं ते वहन्ति हरितो वहिष्ठाः शतमश्वा यदि वा सप्त बह्वीः
sukháṃ sū́rya rátham aṃśumántaṃ syonáṃ suvahním ádhi tiṣṭha vājínam | yáṃ te váhanti haríto váhiṣṭhāḥ śatám aśvā́ yádi vā saptá bahvī́ḥ ||
Mount thou, O Sūrya, the radiant chariot, pleasant and kindly, easy to be borne, the swift prize-winner;—that which thy tawny steeds, best of bearers, convey for thee, whether a hundred horses, or seven, or many.
Rishi: Traditionally Sūrya-hymn seers; in AV 13.2 the hymn is Sūrya-centered (r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Sūrya (Āditya), with Haritaḥ as subsidiary personifications
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type cadence in AV 13.2 context (meter requires pada-count verification by padapāṭha edition).
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