Mantra 26
Sukta 3
कृष्णायाः पुत्रो अर्जुनो रात्र्या वत्सोऽजायत । स ह द्यामधि रोहति रुहो रुरोह रोहितः
kṛṣṇā́yāḥ putró árjuno rā́tryā vatsó’jāyata | sá ha dyā́m ádhi rohati rúho ruroha róhitaḥ
Of Kṛṣṇā was born a son, Arjuna; of Night a calf was generated. He verily mounteth upon the heaven: the Climber hath climbed—Rohita hath arisen.
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Rohita/Sūrya cycle seers in AVŚ 13 (Angiras/Atharvanic attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions).
Devata: Rohita (solar/auroral power), with Rātrī as the contrasted field.
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (late Atharvanic narrative style; not a strict single-meter anuṣṭubh).
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