Sukta 4
आ प्र द्र॑व पर॒मस्याः॑ परा॒वतः॑ शि॒वे ते॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी उ॒भे स्ता॑म्। तद॒यं राजा॒ वरु॑ण॒स्तथा॑ह॒ स त्वा॒यम॑ह्व॒त् स उपे॒दमेहि॑
ā́ prá drava paramásyāḥ parāvátaḥ śivé te dyā́vā-pṛthivī ubhé stām | tád ayáṃ rājā́ váruṇas tátʰā́ha sá tvā́yám ahvat sá upét idám éhi ||
Hither, run forth from the farthest distance: for thee, O auspicious one, let Heaven and Earth both stand firm. Thus hath this King Varuṇa spoken: he, even he, hath called thee; come thou near unto this place.
Tędy, biegnij z najdalszej odległości: dla ciebie, o pomyślna, niech Niebo i Ziemia obie stoją mocno. Tak rzekł ten Król Waruna: on, właśnie on, cię wezwał; przyjdź blisko na to miejsce.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (to be verified in Śaunaka anukramaṇī for AVŚ 3.4).
Devata: Varuṇa (as king); Dyāvā-Pṛthivī (supporting witnesses).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (to be confirmed).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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