Sukta 3
वि॒वस्वा॑न्नो॒ अभ॑यं कृणोतु॒ यः सु॒त्रामा॑ जी॒रदा॑नुः सु॒दानुः॑ । इ॒हेमे वी॒रा ब॒हवो॑ भवन्तु॒ गोम॒दश्व॑व॒न्मय्य॑स्तु पु॒ष्टम्
vivásvān no abháyaṃ kṛṇotu yáḥ sutrā́mā jīrádānuḥ sudā́nuḥ | ihémé vīrā́ bahávo bhavantu gómad áśvavān máy y astu púṣṭam
May Vivasvant make for us fearlessness—he, the good protector, of bounty that endureth, of liberal giving. Here may these our heroes be many; in me be thriving, rich in kine, rich in steeds.
Rishi: Atharvanic seer (hymn-level attribution varies).
Devata: Vivasvant (solar power).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh.
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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