Mantra 1
Sukta 123
तत् सूर्यस्य देवत्वं तन्महित्वं मध्या कर्तोर्विततं सं जभार । यदेदयुक्त हरितः सधस्थादाद् रात्री वासस्तनुते सिमस्मै
tát sū́ryasya devatváṃ tán mahitváṃ madhyā́ kartór vítataṃ sáṃ jabāra | yád éd ayúkta harítaḥ sadhásthād ā́d rā́trī vā́sas tanute sím asmaí ||
This is the Sun’s godhead, this his majesty: in the midst the Maker hath gathered up the outspread. When then he yoked the tawny steeds from their common station, thereafter Night forthwith extends her garment for him.
Rishi: RV source attribution (solar hymn tradition; preserved in AV 20).
Devata: Sūrya; also implicitly Rātrī as personified counterpart.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
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