Atharva Veda Sukta 123
Kanda 20Anuvaka 13Sukta 1232 Mantras

Sukta 123

Rishi: RV source attribution (solar hymn tradition; preserved in AV 20).

Devata: Sūrya; also implicitly Rātrī as personified counterpart.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh.

Este breve himno en triṣṭubh alaba la majestad divina de Sūrya como la fuerza que recoge el cosmos «extendido» en un ritmo ordenado, haciendo alternar día y noche sin ruptura. Al presentar a la Noche extendiendo su manto solo después de que el carro del Sol ha sido uncido, sacraliza la regularidad misma como protección — disipando el miedo, la oscuridad infausta y el desorden mediante el curso fiable del tiempo (ṛta).

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 20.123

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Frequently Asked Questions

It teaches that the Sun’s regular motion is itself divine protection: night arrives only in proper sequence, and the alternation of light and darkness is governed by ṛta (cosmic law).

They represent oversight of truth, covenant, and right measure; the hymn says the Sun manifests “under their gaze,” linking solar regularity with moral and cosmic order.

It is suited for sunrise or dusk recitation to calm fear of night, mark a protected boundary (e.g., home threshold), and align one’s mind and timing with the steady rhythm of day and night.

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