Sukta 2
रोच॑से दि॒वि रोच॑से अ॒न्तरि॑क्षे॒ पत॑ङ्ग पृथि॒व्यां रोच॑से॒ रोच॑से अ॒प्स्व॑१न्तः । उ॒भा स॑मु॒द्रौ रुच्या॒ व्याऽपिथ दे॒वो दे॑वासि महि॒षः स्व॒र्जित्
rócase diví rócase antárikṣe pataṅga pṛthivyā́ṃ rócase rócase apsv àntáḥ | ubhā́ samudráu rucyā́ vyā̀pitha devó devāsi mahiṣáḥ svàrjit ||
Thou shinest in heaven, thou shinest in the mid-air; O Patanga, on earth thou shinest; thou shinest within the waters. With radiance thou hast filled both oceans: a god thou art, yea god; the mighty one, the heaven-winning.
Rishi: Saurya seer(s) of AV 13.2 (var.).
Devata: Patanga = Sūrya/Āditya.
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like (longer pādas; edition-dependent).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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