Atharvaveda 13.2

The bright (çukrá) shining lights (ketú) of him go up in the sky—of the men-watching Aditya, him of great courses (-vratá), liberal (mīḍhvā́ṅs).

[Him,] shining (svar) with the brightness (arcís) of the foreknowing quarters, well-winged, flying swift in the ocean (arṇavá)—we would praise the sun, the shepherd of existence, who with his rays shines unto all the quarters.

In that thou goest swiftly eastward, westward, at will (svadháyā), makest by magic (māyā́) the two days of diverse form—that, O Āditya, [is] great, that thy great fame (çrā́vas), that thou alone art born about the whole world (bhū́man).

The inspired, hasting (taráṇi), shining one, whom seven numerous (bahú) yellow steeds (harít) draw, whom out of the liquid (? srutá) Atri conducted up the sky—thee here they see going around upon thy race.

Let them not damage thee going around upon thy race; happily do thou cross the difficulties quickly; when, O sun, thou goest to both sky and divine earth, measuring out day-and-night.

Well-being, O sun, [be] to thy chariot for its moving, wherewith thou goest at once about both borders (ánta)—which thy yellow steeds, of excellent draught, draw: a hundred horses, or else seven, numerous.

Mount (adhi-sthā), O sun, thine easy-running chariot, rich in rays, pleasant, well-horsed, powerful (? vājín), which thy yellow steeds, of excellent draught, draw: a hundred horses, or else seven, numerous.

The sun hath yoked in his chariot, in order to go, his seven great yellow steeds, golden-skinned; the bright one hath been freed from the dimness (? rájas) in the distance; shaking away the darkness, the god hath mounted the sky.

The god hath come up with great show (ketú); he hath wasted away the darkness, hath set up (abhi-çri) the light; that hero, heavenly eagle, son of Aditi, hath looked abroad unto all beings.

Rising, thou extendest thy rays; thou adornest thyself with all forms; thou illuminest (vi-bhā) with might (? krátu) both oceans, encompassing all worlds, shining.

They two move on one after the other by magic; two playing young ones go about the ocean; the one looks abroad upon all beings; yellow steeds draw the other with golden [trappings?].

Atri maintained thee in the sky, O sun, to make the month; thou goest well-maintained, heating, looking down upon all things that exist.

Thou rushest alike (? sam-ṛṣ) to both borders, as a calf to two joint mothers; surely (nanú), that bráhman yon gods have long known.

What is set (çritá) along the ocean, that the sun desires to gain (san); great is stretched out his road, which is both eastern and western.

That one he attains completely (sam-āp) with his swiftnesses; that he desires not to neglect (? apa-cikits); by that [men] do not appropriate the gods' draught of immortality (amṛ́ta).

This heavenly Jātavedas the lights (ketú) draw (vah) up, for every one to see the sun.

Away go, like thieves, these asterisms with their rays (aktú), for the all-beholding sun.

The lights (ketú), the rays of him have been seen abroad among the peoples, like shining fires.

Speedy, conspicuous to all, light-making art thou, O sun; thou shinest unto everything, O bright space (rocaná).

In front of the clans of the gods, in front of those of men thou risest; in front of every one, for seeing the sky (svàr).

With whom [as] eye thou, O purifying Varuṇa, seest him that busies himself among the people (jánān).

Thou goest through the sky, the broad welkin (rájas), fashioning (mā) the day with [thy] rays, seeing the generations (jánman), O sun.

Seven yellow steeds, O heavenly sun, draw in the chariot thee the flame-haired, the out-looking.

The sun hath yoked the seven neat (çundhyú) daughters of the chariot; with them, [who are] self-yoked, he goeth.

The ruddy one hath mounted the sky with penance, [he] rich in penance; he comes to the womb (yóni), he is born again; he hath become over-lord of the gods.

He who belongs to all men (-carṣaṇí) and has faces on all sides, who has hands on all sides and palms on all sides—he brings together with his (two) arms, together with his wings (pl.), generating heaven-and-earth, sole god.

The one-footed strode out more than the two-footed; the two-footed falls upon (abhi-i) the three-footed from behind; the two-footed strode out more than the six-footed; they sit together [about] the body of the one-footed.

When, about to go unwearied, he hath approached (ā-sthā) his yellow steeds, he, shining (ruc), makes for himself two forms; rising rich in lights (ketú-), overpowering the dim spaces (rájas), thou illuminest (vi-bhā), O Āditya, all the advances.

Verily (báṭ), great art thou, O sun; verily, O Āditya, great art thou; great is the greatness of thee the great one; thou, O Āditya, art great.

Thou shinest (ruc) in the sky, thou shinest in the atmosphere, O flying one; on the earth thou shinest, thou shinest within the waters; both oceans thou hast penetrated (vi-āp) with thy sheen (rúci); a god, O god, art thou, a heaven-conquering bull (mahiṣá).

Hitherward from afar, extended (pra-yam) in mid-route, swift, inspired, flying, he the flying one, perceived (? vícitta) [as] Vishṇu, surpassing (adhi-sthā) with strength—he overpowers with his show (ketú) all that stirs.

Wondrous, understanding (cikitvāṅs), a bull (mahiṣá), an eagle, making to shine the two firmaments (ródasī), the atmosphere—day-and-night, clothing themselves about with the sun, lengthen out all his heroisms.

Keen (tigmá), shining out (vi-bhrāj), sharpening himself, granting the helpful (? araṁgamá) advances, a winged one full of light, a vigor-bestowing bull (mahiṣá), he hath approached (ā-sthā) all the directions, arranging (kḷp).

Wondrous front [and] show (ketú) of the gods, the sun, full of light, going up the directions (pradíç), the day-maker, bright (çukrá), hath overpassed with brightnesses (dyumná) the glooms (támas) [and] all difficulties.

The wondrous front of the gods hath arisen, the eye of Mitra, of Varuṇa, of Agni; he hath filled heaven-and-earth, the atmosphere; the sun is the soul of the moving creation (jágat) and of the stationary (tasthivā́ṅs).

Flying on high (uccā́), the red eagle, in the midst of the sky hasting, shining—may we see thee, whom men call the impeller (savitṛ́), the unfailing light which Atri found.

To the eagle running on the back of the sky, to the son of Aditi, I, frightened, approach (upa-yā), desiring refuge; do thou, O sun, lengthen out for us a long life-time; may we take no harm; may we be in thy favor.

A thousand days' journey are expanded the wings of him, of the yellow swan flying to heaven; he, putting all the gods in his breast, goes viewing together all existences.

The ruddy one became time, the ruddy one in the beginning Prajāpati; the ruddy one [is] face (mouth?) of the sacrifices; the ruddy one brought the bright sky (svàr).

The ruddy one became the world; the ruddy one overheated the sky; the ruddy one with his rays goes about over the earth, the ocean.

All the quarters did the ruddy one, over-lord of the sky, go about upon; the sky, the ocean, also the earth—all that exists doth he defend.

He, mounting, glowing [and] unwearied, the great [spaces], makes for himself, shining (ruc), two forms; wondrous, understanding, ⌊bull,⌋ wind-going (??), when he shines out (vi-bhā) upon as many worlds [as there are].

The one he falls upon (abhi-i), the other he casts about—the bull, arranging with day-and-night; we, imploring, call upon the track-finding sun, dwelling in the welkin (rájas).

The earth-filling bull (mahiṣá), track of the implorer, of undamaged sight, hath encompassed the all; beholding (sam-paç) the all, beneficent, reverend, let him hear this which I say.

The greatness of him exceeds (pári) the earth, the ocean; shining abroad with light, it exceeds (pári) the sky, the atmosphere; beholding the all, beneficent, reverend, let him hear this which I say.

Agni hath been awakened by the kindling of men to meet the dawn coming like a milch-cow; like young (yahvá) [birds?] rising forth to a branch, the lights (bhānú) go forth unto the firmament (nā́ka).