Sukta 2
चित्रश्चिकित्वान् महिषः सुपर्ण आरोचयन् रोदसी अन्तरिक्षम्। अहोरात्रे परि सूर्यं वसाने प्रास्य विश्वा तिरतो वीर्याऽणि
citráś cikitvā́n mahiṣáḥ supárṇa ārocáyan ródasī antárikṣam | ahorātré pári sū́ryaṃ vásāne prāsyá víśvā tirato vīryā́ṇi
Bright, wise, the mighty Bull, the fair-winged, making Heaven and Earth to shine, and the mid-air. Day and Night, as garments round the Sun, he putteth on; casting forth all his heroic powers, he passeth over (all).
Rishi: Traditionally associated with solar seers (Āditya/Sāvitra complex); precise r̥ṣi attribution for AVŚ 13.2 requires padapāṭha-anukramaṇī consultation.
Devata: Sūrya (Āditya), with cosmic functions of light and time.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (AV solar hymns frequently in triṣṭubh/jagatī; exact metrical scan recommended).
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