Sukta 2
याव॑ती॒र्दिशः॑ प्र॒दिशो॒ विषू॑ची॒र्याव॑ती॒राशा॑ अभि॒चक्ष॑णा दि॒वः । तत॒स्त्वम॑सि॒ ज्याया॑न् वि॒श्वहा॑ म॒हांस्तस्मै॑ ते काम॒ नम॒ इत् कृ॑णोमि
yā́vatīr díśaḥ pradíśo víṣūcīr yā́vatīr ā́śā abhícakṣaṇā diváḥ | tatás tvám asi jyā́yān viśváhā mahā́ṁs tásmai te kā́ma náma ít kṛṇomi
As many as are the quarters, the fore-quarters, spreading apart; as many as are the hopes that look abroad from heaven—therefrom art thou the greater, evermore the mighty: to thee, O Kāma, to that one, I do indeed make reverent homage.
जितक्या दिशा, उपदिशा आहेत, ज्या वेगवेगळ्या पसरतात; आणि दिव्यापासून सर्वत्र पाहणाऱ्या जितक्या आशा आहेत—त्यांतूनच तू अधिक महान, सदैव महाशक्तिमान आहेस. त्या कामाला, हे कामा, मी खरोखर नमस्काररूप वंदन अर्पितो.
Rishi: Traditionally attributed within Kāma-hymn complex (Atharvanic seer; specific r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī tradition).
Devata: Kāma (Desire), as a cosmic compelling power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with Atharvanic cadence)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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