Sukta 2
वै॒श्व॒दे॒वीं वर्च॑स॒ आ र॑भध्वं शु॒द्धा भव॑न्तः॒ शुच॑यः पाव॒काः । अ॒ति॒क्राम॑न्तो दुरि॒ता प॒दानि॑ श॒तं हिमाः॒ सर्व॑वीरा मदेम
vaíśvadevī́m várcasa ā́ rabhadhvaṁ śuddhā́ bhávantaḥ śúcayaḥ pāvakā́ḥ | atikrā́manto duritā́ padā́ni śatáṁ himā́ḥ sárvavīrā madem
Lay hold upon the Vaiśvadeva glory and the lustre: be ye made pure—ye pure ones, ye purifiers. Passing beyond the evil steps and perilous stations, may we rejoice a hundred winters, with all our heroes about us.
വൈശ്വദേവീ (Vaiśvadeva) മഹിമയും തേജസ്സും പിടിച്ചെടുക്കുവിൻ; നിങ്ങൾ ശുദ്ധരാകുവിൻ—ഹേ ശുചികൾ, ഹേ പാവകർ (ശുദ്ധീകരകർ). ദുഷ്ടപാദങ്ങളും ഭീഷണിപ്പാടുകളും അതിക്രമിച്ച്, സർവ്വവീരന്മാരോടുകൂടെ, നൂറു ഹിമങ്ങൾ (വർഷങ്ങൾ) ഞങ്ങൾ ആനന്ദിക്കട്ടെ.
Rishi: Traditionally connected with Atharvanic seers of the Pṛthivī/Universal order cycle (12.2); specific r̥ṣi assignment varies in ancillary lists.
Devata: Viśve Devāḥ / Varcas (personified splendour) with apotropaic force
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; 4 pādas of ~11 syllables)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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