Mantra 65
Sukta 3
प्र केतुना बृहता भात्यग्निरा रोदसी वृषभो रोरवीति । दिवश्चिदन्तादुपमामुदानडपामुपस्थे महिषो ववर्ध
prá ketúnā bṛhatā́ bhāty agnír ā́ rodasī vṛ́ṣabho róravīti | diváś cid ántād upamā́m udānaḍ apā́m upásthe mahiṣó vavardha
Forth with his mighty ensign shines Agni; the Bull roars unto both the worlds. From heaven’s very limit unto the nearer bound he surged aloft; in the lap of waters the mighty one hath waxed.
Rishi: Ātharvaṇa funerary tradition (collective).
Devata: Agni.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (11-syllable cadence typical of cosmic praise).
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