Rishi: Traditionally ascribed within the Savitṛ/Āditya hymn-complex (general attribution; specific r̥ṣi not fixed in VS transmission for this isolated formula).
The Sage putteth on all forms in turn; Savitṛ hath impelled what is auspicious for the two-footed and the four-footed. The adorable Savitṛ hath disclosed the heavenly vault; along the forward course of the Dawns he shineth forth in splendour.