Sukta 13
विद्युत्। नम॑स्ते अस्तु वि॒द्युते॒ नम॑स्ते स्तनयि॒त्नवे । नम॑स्ते अ॒स्त्वश्म॑ने॒ येना॑ दू॒डाशे॒ अस्य॑सि
námas te astu vidyúte námas te stanayitnáve | námas te astv áśmane yénā dūḍā́śe ásyasi ||
Homage be unto thee, O Lightning; homage be unto thee, O Thunderer. Homage be unto thee, O Stone, wherewith thou hurlest (thy stroke) upon the dūḍāśa.
【Kính dâng Tia chớp】Xin kính lễ Ngài, hỡi Tia chớp; xin kính lễ Ngài, hỡi Đấng sấm rền. Xin kính lễ Ngài, hỡi Hòn đá (đá của lôi đình), nhờ đó Ngài phóng cú đánh xuống dūḍāśa.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras attribution for śānti hymns; specific r̥ṣi as per Anukramaṇī varies by school).
Devata: Vidyut–Stanayitnu–Aśman (personified lightning, thunder, and thunderbolt).
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (4 pādas of ~8 syllables; triadic namas-formula style).
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: shanta
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