Sukta 2
काम॒स्येन्द्र॑स्य॒ वरु॑णस्य॒ राज्ञो॒ विष्णो॒र्बले॑न सवि॒तुः स॒वेन॑ । अ॒ग्नेर्हो॒त्रेण॒ प्र णु॑दे स॒पत्नां॑छ॒म्बीव॒ नाव॑मुद॒केषु॒ धीरः॑
kā́masyéndrasya váruṇasya rā́jño víṣṇor bálená savitúḥ savéna | agnér hótreṇa prá nudé sapátnān chambī́va nā́vam udakéṣu dhī́raḥ ||
By Kāma’s power, by Indra’s, by Varuṇa the King, by Viṣṇu’s strength, by Savitṛ’s driving-on; by Agni’s priestly offering I thrust mine rivals forth— as a steadfast man a boat upon the waters.
Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic (Kāma-sūkta complex; r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions).
Devata: Kāma with allied deities (Indra, Varuṇa, Viṣṇu, Savitṛ, Agni).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (as transmitted; metrical exactness may vary with pada resolution).
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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