Sukta 58
बट् सूर्य श्रवसा महाँ असि सत्रा देव महाँ असि । मह्ना देवानामसुर्यः पुरोहितो विभु ज्योतिरदाभ्यम्
baṭ sū́rya śrávasā mahā́n asi satrā́ deva mahā́n asi | mahnā́ devā́nām asuryáḥ puróhito vibhú jyótir adā́bhyam
Yea, O Sūrya, by glory thou art great; ever, O God, thou art great. By might—lordly among the gods—set foremost as their priest, all-pervading, a light that none may foil.
Rishi: RV-source tradition (AV 20 compilation); r̥ṣi follows the underlying RV hymn attribution.
Devata: Sūrya
Chandas: RV meter (likely Triṣṭubh/Jagatī); requires RV source collation for certainty.
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