Atharva Veda 13.2.9: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 9
Sukta 2
उत् के॒तुना॑ बृह॒ता दे॒व आग॒न्नपा॑वृ॒क् तमो॒ऽभि ज्योति॑रश्रैत्। दि॒व्यः सु॑प॒र्णः स वी॒रो व्यऽख्य॒ददि॑तेः पु॒त्रो भुव॑नानि॒ विश्वा॑
út ketúnā bṛhatā́ devá ā́gan apāvṛ́k támo ’bhí jyótir aśrait | divyáḥ supárṇaḥ sá vīró vy àkhyad áditeḥ putró bhúvanāni víśvā ||
Forth with his mighty signal came the god, uncovering: upon the darkness the light pressed on. The heavenly fair-winged, that hero, made manifest—all worlds—Aditi’s son.
Con su poderosa señal avanzó el dios, descubriendo: sobre la oscuridad se apretó la luz. El celestial de bellas alas, ese héroe, hizo manifiestos todos los mundos — hijo de Aditi.
Rishi: Sūrya-hymn tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Sūrya (Āditya)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type (to be confirmed by metrical count)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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