Sukta 2
सोमस्य जाया प्रथमं गन्धर्वस्तेऽपरः पतिः । तृतीयो अग्निष्टे पतिस्तुरीयस्ते मनुष्यजाः
sómasya jāyā́ prathamáṃ gandharvás te ’páraḥ pátīḥ | tṛtī́yo agníṣ te pátis turī́yas te manuṣyajā́ḥ
Soma is thy spouse in the first estate; the Gandharva is thy next lord. Third is Agni for thy husband; fourth, the man-born (mortal) is thy mate.
Rishi: Traditionally associated with marriage-hymn seers (Atharvanic transmission; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Soma, Gandharva, Agni, and the human husband as ritual agents
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant marriage-meter in AV/ṚV parallels)
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