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Sukta 2
पर्य॑स्य महि॒मा पृ॑थि॒वीं स॑मु॒द्रं ज्योति॑षा वि॒भ्राज॒न् परि॒ द्याम॒न्तरि॑क्षम्। सर्वं॑ सं॒पश्य॑न्त्सुवि॒दत्रो॒ यज॑त्र इ॒दं शृ॑णोतु॒ यद॒हं ब्रवी॑मि
páry asya mahimā́ pṛthivī́ṃ samudráṃ jyótiṣā vibhraján párí dyā́m antárikṣam | sárvaṃ saṃpáśyan suvidátró yájatra idáṃ śṛṇotu yád aháṃ bravī́mi
Round him is majesty: with light he shineth over earth and ocean, over heaven and the mid-air. Beholding all, the good bestower, worship-worthy—let him hear this which I speak.
他的威严环绕四方:以光辉照耀大地与大海,照耀苍穹与中空。洞见万有、善施福佑、堪受祭敬者——愿他听我所言。
Rishi: Solar complex attribution (variable).
Devata: Sūrya/Āditya (light as encompassing majesty)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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