Sukta 38
वर्चस्यम्। सिं॒हे व्या॒घ्र उ॒त या पृदा॑कौ॒ त्विषि॑र॒ग्नौ ब्रा॑ह्म॒णे सूर्ये॒ या। इन्द्रं॒ या दे॒वी सु॒भगा॑ ज॒जान॒ सा न॒ ऐतु॒ वर्च॑सा संविदा॒ना
varcasyám | siṁhé vyāghrá utá yā pṛ́dākau tvíṣir agnáu brāhmaṇé sū́rye yā́ | índraṁ yā́ devī́ subhágā jajā́na sā́ na étu várcasā saṁvidānā́ ||
For splendour. The flashing Lustre that is in the lion, in the tiger, yea in the panther; the Lustre that is in Agni, in the Brāhman, and that which is in the Sun;—the auspicious Goddess who brought forth Indra,—let her come unto us, in concord, with her splendour.
यह चमक के लिए है। शेर, बाघ और तेंदुआ में जो चमक है। अग्नि में, ब्राह्मण में और सूरज में जो तेज़ है। वो देवी जो इंद्र को जनम लायी थी, वो हमारे पास आए अपनी चमक लेकर।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies; commonly treated as an Atharvanic ‘varcasyam’ charm)
Devata: Tvís/Várchas as Devī (personified splendour); with Indra as generated sovereign exemplar
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic cadence; refrain-like pāda structure)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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