Mantra 2
Sukta 33
यासां राजा वरुणो याति मध्ये सत्यानृते अवपश्यन् जनानाम्। या अग्निं गर्भं दधिरे सुवर्णास्ता न आपः शं स्योना भवन्तु
yā́sāṃ rājā́ váruṇo yā́ti mádhye satyā́nṛte avapáśyan jánānām | yā́ agníṃ gárbhaṃ dadhiré suvarṇā́s tā́ na ā́paḥ śáṃ syónā bhavantu
In whose midmost space King Varuṇa moves, looking down on men, discerning truth and falsehood;—the Waters which have set Agni as an embryo within them, those golden Waters—may they be for us kindly, bringing weal.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (R̥ṣi not explicitly marked in the provided input; commonly transmitted as Atharvan/Angiras-type water-hymn attribution in AV ritual use)
Devata: Āpaḥ (Waters), with Varuṇa as sovereign overseer; Agni as immanent embryo-principle
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; Atharvanic anuṣṭubh style)
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