Mantra 17

Sukta 10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सप्तार्धगर्भा भुवनस्य रेतो विष्णोस्तिष्ठन्ति प्रदिशा विधर्मणि । ते धीतिभिर्मनसा ते विपश्चितः परिभुवः परि भवन्ति विश्वतः

IAST Transliteration

saptā́rdha-gárbhā bhúvanasya réto víṣṇos tiṣṭhanti pradíśā vídharmani | té dhītíbhiḥ mánasā té vipáścitaḥ paribhúvaḥ pári bhavanti viśvátaḥ ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Seven, half-embryoned, the seed of all existence, in Viṣṇu’s ordinance stand fast in the quarters. They, by insight and by mind, they the discerning, become encompassers, prevailing on every side.

Translation

سبعةٌ، أنصافُ أجنّةٍ، هم بذرةُ الوجود كلّه، يثبتون في الجهات وفقَ سنّةِ فيشنو (Viṣṇu). هم، بالبصيرة وبالعقل، هم الفطنون، يصيرون مُحيطينَ غالبين من كلّ جانب.

Word by Word

सप्तseven

अर्धगर्भाःthe seven ‘half-embryos’ (semi-formed beings)

भुवनस्यof the world / of existence

रेतःseed, semen (generative essence)

विष्णोःof Viṣṇu

तिष्ठन्तिstand, remain

प्रदिशःthe directions (quarters)

विधर्मणिin the established order / in the ordinance

तेthey

धीतिभिःwith insights / with devout thoughts

मनसाwith the mind

तेthey

विपश्चितःwise, discerning

परिभुवःovercomers, surpassers

परिaround, all-around

भवन्तिbecome, are

विश्वतःfrom every side / on all sides

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/Brahmanic seer tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī).

Devata: Viṣṇu (as cosmic regulator) and the ‘Seven’ (sapta) as directional powers.

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (as transmitted; metrical notes vary).

Mantra Rasa

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