Sukta 2
सुमङ्गलीरियं वधूरिमां समेत पश्यत । सौभाग्यमस्यै दत्त्वा दौर्भाग्यैर्विपरेतन
su-maṅgalī́r iyáṃ vadhū́r imā́ṃ sam-etá páśyata | saúbhāgyam asyái dattvā́ daúrbhāgyair víparetan
Assemble and behold this bride, most auspicious. Having bestowed good fortune upon her, with your ill-fortunes depart ye hence.
Rishi: Traditionally connected with Sūryā/Bridal hymns (Ātharvaṇa tradition; specific ṛṣi assignment varies in ancillary lists).
Devata: Saubhāgya (as power), and the bride (vadhū) as ritual focus; implicit Lakṣmī/Alakṣmī polarity.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV domestic rites; exact metrical scan may be mixed due to Saunaka transmission).
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