Mantra 1
Sukta 33
आपः। हिरण्यवर्णाः शुचयः पावका यासु जातः सविता यास्वग्निः । या अग्निं गर्भं दधिरे सुवर्णास्ता न आपः शं स्योना भवन्तु
ā́paḥ | híraṇyavarṇā́ḥ śúcayaḥ pāvakā́ yā́su jā́taḥ savitā́ yā́sv agníḥ | yā́ agníṃ gárbhaṃ dadhiré suvarṇā́s tā́ na ā́paḥ śáṃ syónā bhavantu
Waters, gold-hued, pure, and cleansing—within whom Savitar hath been born, within whom Agni is; ye who have held Agni as an embryo, ye fair and golden—those Waters, for us, be welfare, be kindly, be benign.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often treated as an Āpaḥ-sūkta; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), with Savitar and Agni as embedded powers
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (predominant cadence; as transmitted in Atharvanic form)
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