Sukta 54
कालेन वातः पवते कालेन पृथिवी मही। द्यौर्मही काल आहिता
kāléna vā́taḥ pavate kāléna pṛthivī́ mahī́ | dyáur mahī́ kālé ā́hitā ||
By Time the Wind bloweth; by Time the mighty Earth (endureth). Great Heaven is in Time established.
Rishi: Late Atharvanic attribution; variable.
Devata: Kāla (with Vāta, Pṛthivī, Dyaus as governed domains).
Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh (short final pāda; late style).
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