Mantra 11
Sukta 16
अभि श्यावं न कृशनेभिरश्वं नक्षत्रेभिः पितरो द्यामपिंशन्। रात्र्यां तमो अदधुर्ज्योतिरहन् बृहस्पतिर्भिनदद्रिं विदद् गाः
abhí śyāváṃ ná kṛ́śanebhir áśvaṃ nákṣatrebhíḥ pitáro dyā́m apiṃśan | rā́tryāṃ támo ádadhuḥ jyótiḥ áhan bṛ́haspátir bhínad ádriṃ vídad gā́ḥ ||
As one decks a dark horse with glittering trappings, so with the stars the Fathers painted the sky. In night they set the darkness, and in day the light: Bṛhaspati clave the rock and found the cows.
Rishi: Bṛhaspati / Angiras
Devata: Bṛhaspati
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
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