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Atharva Veda 6.31: To Sūrya the Sun-God
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)
This spotted Bull hath come and sat before his mother in the east.
Advancing to his father Heaven.
As expiration from his breath his radiance penetrates within.
The Bull shines out through all the sky.
He rules supreme through thirty realms—One winged with song hath made him mount Throughout the days at break of morn.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.31: To Sūrya the Sun-God.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/194/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 6.31: To Sūrya the Sun-God.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/194/.
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