Mantra 6
Sukta 12
आ सुष्वयन्ती यजते उपाके उषासानक्ता सदतां नि योनौ । दिव्ये योषणे बृहती सुरुक्मे अधि श्रियं शुक्रपिशं दधाने
ā́ suṣváyantī yajáte upā́ke uṣásā náktā sadatāṃ ní yónau | divyé yóṣaṇe bṛhatī́ surúkmé ádhi śríyaṃ śukrápiśaṃ dádhāne
Hither, resounding fair, near to the sacrifice—let Dawn and Night sit down within their seat; in the heavenly maidenly abode, great, well-golden, bearing upon them splendour, bright-adorned.
Rishi: RV-liturgical tradition reused in AV.
Devata: Uṣas and Naktā (Dawn and Night), with Śrī as attendant power.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like.
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