Mantra 3
Sukta 38
रथे अक्षेष्वृषभस्य वाजे वाते पर्जन्ये वरुणस्य शुष्मे । इन्द्रं या देवी सुभगा जजान सा न ऐतु वर्चसा संविदाना
rathé ákṣeṣv ṛṣabhásya vājé vāté parjánye váruṇasya śúṣme | índraṁ yā́ devī́ subhágā jajā́na sā́ na étu várcasā saṁvidānā́ ||
The Lustre that is in the chariot, in the axles, in the bull’s victorious prize; that which is in the Wind, in Parjanya, in Varuṇa’s impetuous might;—the auspicious Goddess who brought forth Indra,—let her come unto us, in concord, with her splendour.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Tvís/Várchas Devī; associated with Indra/Varuṇa power-spectrum
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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