Mantra 3
Sukta 13
वृषा मे रवो नभसा न तन्यतुरुग्रेण ते वचसा बाध आदु ते । अहं तमस्य नृभिरग्रभं रसं तमस इव ज्योतिरुदेतु सूर्यः
vṛ́ṣā me rávo nábhasā ná tanyátuḥ ugréṇa te vácasā bādhé ā́d u te | aháṁ tamasyá nṛ́bhir àgrabhaṁ rásam támasas iva jyótiḥ úd etu sū́ryaḥ ||
Bull-strong is my roar, as thunder from the cloud: with fierce speech I drive it off from thee. I, with men, have seized the sap from darkness: as light from gloom let the Sun arise.
Rishi: Atharvanic (per anukramaṇī tradition for AV 5.13).
Devata: Functional: the Sun/light as healing power; adversarial: darkness/poison.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable).
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