Sukta 53
उद् वयं तमसस्परि रोहन्तो नाकमुत्तमम्। देवं देवत्रा सूर्यमगन्म ज्योतिरुत्तमम्
úd vayáṃ támasas pári róhanto nā́kam uttamám | deváṃ devatrā́ sū́ryam ágann jyótiḥ uttamám ||
Up have we climbed, beyond the darkness, unto the highest heaven. God-ward we have attained the god, the Sun—the highest Light.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (index attributions vary)
Devata: Sūrya (Sun), Jyotis (Light)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)
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