Mantra 13

Sukta 107

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

चित्रं देवानां केतुरनीकं ज्योतिष्मान् प्रदिशः सूर्य उद्यन्। दिवाकरोऽति द्युम्नैस्तमांसि विश्वातारीद् दुरितानि शुक्रः

IAST Transliteration

citráṃ devā́nāṃ ketúr anī́kaṃ jyótiṣmān pradíśaḥ sū́rya udyán | divākaró’ti dyumnáis tamā́ṃsi víśvā́tārīd duritā́ni śukráḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Wondrous, the Gods’ bright banner and shining front, the Sun ariseth, light-possessing, filling the quarters. The Day-maker, with splendors passing over all darknesses, hath crossed beyond all evil ways—pure and radiant.

Translation

देवानां चित्रः केतुः, अनीकं ज्योतिष्मान्—सूर्य उद्यन् प्रदिशः पूरयति। दिवाकरः द्युम्नैः सर्वाणि तमांसि अतिक्रम्य, विश्वानि दुरितानि अतीत्य—शुक्रः शुचिर्दीप्तिमान्।

Word by Word

चित्रम्bright, variegated

देवानाम्of the gods

केतुःbanner; sign; ray

अनीकम्face; front; host (array)

ज्योतिष्मान्luminous

प्रदिशःthe (fore)directions; quarters

सूर्यःthe Sun

उद्यन्rising

दिवाकरःday-maker (the Sun)

अतिover; beyond

द्यु्म्नैःwith splendors; with brilliance

तमांसिdarknesses

विश्वाall

अतारीत्crossed over; overcame

दुरितानिevils; misfortunes; sins

शुक्रःbright; pure

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived; not determinable from excerpt alone

Devata: Sūrya (Sun) as purifier and apotropaic sign (ketu)

Chandas: RV-style (likely Triṣṭubh); requires scan

Mantra Rasa

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