Sukta 2
रोहि॑तः का॒लो अ॑भव॒द् रोहि॒तोऽग्रे॑ प्र॒जाप॑तिः । रोहि॑तो य॒ज्ञानां॒ मुखं॒ रोहि॑तः॒ स्व॑१राभ॑रत्
róhitaḥ kāló abhavad róhito’gré prajā́patiḥ | róhito yajñā́nāṃ múkhaṃ róhitaḥ svà ā́bharat
Rohita became Time; Rohita was, in the beginning, Prajāpati. Rohita is the mouth of sacrifices; Rohita brought heaven hither.
ரோஹிதன் காலமாக ஆனான்; ஆதியில் ரோஹிதனே பிரஜாபதி. ரோஹிதன் யாகங்களின் முகம்; ரோஹிதன் ஸ்வः (ஸ்வர்க்கம்) இங்கே கொண்டு வந்தான்.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Rohita hymn complex)
Devata: Rohita (solar-red), with identifications to Kāla and Prajāpati
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; relatively regular here)
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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