Sukta 2
नमो गन्धर्वस्य नमसे नमो भामाय चक्षुषे च कृण्मः । विश्वावसो ब्रह्मणा ते नमोऽभि जाया अप्सरसः परेहि
námo gandharvásya námase námo bhā́māya cákṣuṣe ca kṛṇmaḥ | víśvāvāso bráhmaṇā te námo ’bhí jā́yā apsarásaḥ paréhi
Obeisance to the Gandharva—obeisance we render; obeisance to his dread splendor and to his eye. O Viśvāvasu, with sacred spell to thee is obeisance: as touching the wife, O Apsarases, depart ye hence.
Rishi: As in AVŚ 14.2 wedding corpus (anukramaṇī-dependent).
Devata: Gandharva (Viśvāvasu) and Apsarases (controlled).
Chandas: Edition-dependent; anuṣṭubh-like.
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