Atharva Veda 4.15.3: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 15, Mantra 3
Sukta 15
समी॑क्षयस्व॒ गाय॑तो॒ नभां॑स्य॒पां वेगा॑सः॒ पृथ॒गुद् वि॑जन्ताम्। व॒र्षस्य॒ सर्गा॑ महयन्तु॒ भूमिं॑ पृथ॑ग् जायन्तां वी॒रुधो॑ वि॒श्वरू॑पाः
samī́kṣayasva gā́yataḥ nábhāṃsy apā́ṃ végāsaḥ pr̥thág úd víjantām | varṣásya sárgā mahayantu bhū́miṃ pr̥thák jāyantāṃ vīrúdho viśvárūpāḥ
Have regard unto the singer: let the cloud-masses; let the rushes of the waters spread forth, each apart. Let the outpourings of rain make the earth great; let the plants be born, each apart, of manifold forms.
समीक्षयस्व गायतः; नभांसि, अपां वेगासः पृथग् उद् विजन्ताम्। वर्षस्य सर्गाः भूमिं महयन्तु; पृथग् जायन्तां वीरुधो विश्वरूपाः।
Rishi: Atharvanic seer-tradition (specific attribution depends on anukramaṇī)
Devata: Varṣa/Parjanya-like rain power; Āpaḥ; Vīrudh (vegetation)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (with Atharvanic flexibility)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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