Sukta 80
पौ॒र्ण॒मा॒सी प्र॑थ॒मा य॒ज्ञिया॑सी॒दह्नां॒ रात्री॑णामतिशर्व॒रेषु॑ । ये त्वां य॒ज्ञैर्य॑ज्ञिये अ॒र्धय॑न्त्य॒मी ते नाके॑ सु॒कृतः॒ प्रवि॑ष्टाः
paurṇamāsī́ prathamā́ yajñíyā́sīd áhnāṃ rā́trīṇām atiśarvaréṣu | yé tvā́ṃ yajñáir yajñíye árdhayanty amī́ té nā́ke sukṛ́taḥ práviṣṭāḥ ||
Full-moon Night, first and meet for sacrifice, wast thou, amid the over-darkened nights of days. They who, O worthy of worship, by sacrifices make thee thrive—those very men, rich in merit, have entered heaven.
Wahai Malam Purnama, engkaulah yang pertama, yang layak bagi yajña; di antara malam-malam hari yang amat gelap engkau tampak melampaui semuanya. Mereka yang, wahai yang patut dipuja, dengan yajña-yajña membuatmu bertumbuh dan berjaya—merekalah, para pelaku kebajikan yang kaya pahala, telah memasuki surga.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution not supplied in input; commonly Atharvan/Angiras-type for calendric hymns)
Devata: Paurṇamāsī (Full-moon), as a personified rite-power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; requires metrical verification against pad-count)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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