Sukta 15
प्रजापतिः सलिलादा समुद्रादाप ईरयन्नुदधिमर्दयाति । प्र प्यायतां वृष्णो अश्वस्य रेतोऽर्वाङेतेन स्तनयित्नुनेहि
prajā́patiḥ salilā́dā samudrā́d ā́pa ī́rayan udadhím ardayāti | prá pyāyatāṃ vṛ́ṣṇo áśvasya réto ’rvā́ṅ eténa stanayitnúnehí ||
Prajāpati, from flood and ocean, impelling the Waters, stirs the swelling sea. Let the seed of the virile stallion wax full; hither, with this thunder, come thou!
Rishi: AV 4.15 anukramaṇī attribution varies; commonly Atharvanic seer-line.
Devata: Prajāpati; also Parjanya/thunder implicitly.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like.
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