Sukta 53
उद् व॒यं तम॑स॒स्परि॒ रोह॑न्तो॒ नाक॑मुत्त॒मम्। दे॒वं दे॑व॒त्रा सूर्य॒मग॑न्म॒ ज्योति॑रुत्त॒मम्
úd vayáṃ támasas pári róhanto nā́kam uttamám | deváṃ devatrā́ sū́ryam ágann jyótiḥ uttamám ||
Up have we climbed, beyond the darkness, unto the highest heaven. God-ward we have attained the god, the Sun—the highest Light.
हम अंधेरे से ऊपर चढ़ गए, आसमान के सबसे ऊपर। भगवान के पास गए, सूरज भगवान को मिल गए, वो सबसे बड़ा रोशनी है।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (index attributions vary)
Devata: Sūrya (Sun), Jyotis (Light)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (approx.)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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