Mantra 5
Sukta 16
अप ज्योतिषा तमो अन्तरिक्षादुद्नः शीपालमिव वात आजत्। बृहस्पतिरनुमृश्या वलस्याभ्रमिव वात आ चक्र आ गाः
ápa jyótiṣā támo antárikṣād udnáḥ śīpā́lam iva vā́ta ā́jat | bṛ́haspátir anumṛ́śyā valásyā́bhram iva vā́ta ā́ cakre ā́ gā́ḥ
With light he drave the darkness from mid-air, as wind (drives out) a waterskin from the water. Bṛhaspati, feeling out Vala, made the cows come hither, as wind (drives) a cloud.
Rishi: Bṛhaspati / Angiras complex
Devata: Bṛhaspati; allied forces: Jyotis, Vāta (as functional powers)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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