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9. 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.

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

11. 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?].

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

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

14. 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.