Mantra 2
Sukta 26
यद्धिरण्यं सूर्येण सुवर्णं प्रजावन्तो मनवः पूर्व ईषिरे। तत् त्वा चन्द्रं वर्चसा सं सृजत्यायुष्मान् भवति यो बिभर्ति
yád híraṇyaṃ sū́ryeṇa suváṛṇaṃ prajā́vanto mánavaḥ pū́rva īṣiré | tát tvā candráṃ várcasā sáṃ sṛjati ā́yuṣmān bhavati yó bibhárti ||
That gold which, made fair-hued by the Sun, the ancient Manus, rich in offspring, sought after—this doth it wholly join to thee with shining splendour; long-lived is he who beareth it.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable anukramaṇī attribution)
Devata: Hiraṇya with Sūrya (solar tejas) as empowering principle
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)
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