Mantra 12
Sukta 9
छन्दःपक्षे उषसा पेपिशाने समानं योनिमनु सं चरेमे । सूर्यपत्नी सं चरतः प्रजानती केतुमती अजरे भूरिरेतसा
chándaḥpakṣe uṣásā pepiśāné samānáṃ yónim ánu sáṃ careme | sū́ryapatnī sáṃ carataḥ prajānátī ketúmatī ajáre bhū́riretasā
On the wing of Metre, with Dawn waxing full, let us together follow unto the self-same womb. The Sun’s Consort—together they move—bringing forth, radiant-bannered, unaging, of abundant generative might.
Rishi: Atharvanic speculative/paustika seer tradition (variable).
Devata: Virāj/chandas with Uṣas and Sūryapatnī as associated productive powers.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like; explicit chandas-reflexivity within the verse.
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