Atharva Veda 13.2.40: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 40
Sukta 2
रोहि॑तो लो॒को अ॑भव॒द् रोहि॒तोऽत्य॑तप॒द् दिव॑म्। रोहि॑तो र॒श्मिभि॒र्भूमिं॑ समु॒द्रमनु॒ सं च॑रत्
róhito lokó abhavad róhito’ty atapat dívam | róhito raśmíbhir bhū́miṃ samudrám ánu sám carat
Rohita became the world; Rohita heated, yea, over-heated heaven. Rohita with his rays traversed the earth, and along the ocean moved in full course.
રોહિત લોક બન્યો; રોહિતે સ્વર્ગને તપાવ્યો—અતિશય તપાવ્યો. રોહિત પોતાના કિરણોથી પૃથ્વીને વ્યાપી, સમુદ્રની સાથે સાથે પૂર્ણ ગતિએ સંચર્યો.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Rohita complex)
Devata: Rohita (solar-red), implicitly Sūrya
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (largely)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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