Atharva Veda 13.3.26: Kanda 13, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 26
Sukta 3
कृ॒ष्णायाः॑ पु॒त्रो अर्जु॑नो॒ रात्र्या॑ व॒त्सोऽजायत । स ह॒ द्यामधि॑ रोहति॒ रुहो॑ रुरोह॒ रोहि॑तः
kṛṣṇā́yāḥ putró árjuno rā́tryā vatsó’jāyata | sá ha dyā́m ádhi rohati rúho ruroha róhitaḥ
Of Kṛṣṇā was born a son, Arjuna; of Night a calf was generated. He verily mounteth upon the heaven: the Climber hath climbed—Rohita hath arisen.
कृष्णायाः पुत्रोऽर्जुनो रात्र्या वत्सोऽजायत। स ह द्यामधि रोहति—रुहो रुरोह रोहितः॥
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Rohita/Sūrya cycle seers in AVŚ 13 (Angiras/Atharvanic attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions).
Devata: Rohita (solar/auroral power), with Rātrī as the contrasted field.
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (late Atharvanic narrative style; not a strict single-meter anuṣṭubh).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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